Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 [3][4] – February 9, 1966) was a Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century.

SOPHIE'S BIOGRAPHY. Born Sonya Kalish to a Jewish family en route to a new life in America from Tsarist Russia in 1887, Sophie Tucker would become one of the greatest and most beloved entertainers of the 20th century.

2025年2月5日 · Sophie Tucker (born Jan. 13, 1884, Russia—died Feb. 9, 1966, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an American singer whose 62-year stage career included American burlesque, vaudeville, and nightclub and English music hall appearances.

For a vaudevillian, Sophie Tucker didn’t have looks or a flawless figure—but she didn’t need them. Her evocative vocals, bawdy humor, and corset-less confidence propelled her into international stardom and made her the “ Last of the Red-Hot Mamas ”.

Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 – February 9, 1966) was an American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers …

Throughout her five-decade career, Sophie Tucker was not only a star of stage and screen, but also a dedicated philanthropist, leaving behind a rich legacy of music, television, and film along with one of care, concern and community support.

She had developed lung cancer and died at age 82 of lung and kidney complications in 1966. She was interred at Emanuel Cemetery in Wethersfield, Connecticut, her home state. For Sophie Tucker, a true legend, it was either her way or the highway, …

2017年6月4日 · Sophie Tucker, vaudeville entertainer who made Some of These Days her signature song, made her fat girl image into a positive feature of her act.

Sophie Tucker. Soundtrack: The Great Gatsby. What becomes a legend most? For the beloved Russian-born entertainer Sophie Tucker, it was most definitely the live stage. The stage was her home. She fed off a live audience and it's what made her the sensation she was. Seeing her up close and personal was to get the very best of her.

With a Grammy nomination, a documentary and book about Sophie Tucker’s life already under their belts, the Eckers have now co-written Sophie's coming of age story on how Tucker got from Hartford to The Palace Theater before she was twenty-seven.