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Ruth Brown

Born: 12 January 1928, Portsmouth, Va.
Died: 17 November 2006, Las Vegas, NE

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Filmography

Out of the Past

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Our Old School

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2001

Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Pop Music

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1993

Atlantic Records: Hip to the Tip

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1991

True Identity

Martha
1988

Hairspray

Motormouth Maybelle
1955

Harlem Rock 'n' Roll

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