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Melba Moore
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Producer, Actor, Singer Born: October 29, 1945 in New York City, NY Biography:Irrepressible African American entertainer "Melba Moore" was a schoolteacher before debuting on Broadway in the original production of Hair. At age 25, Melba won a Tony and a Theatre World Award for her supporting work in the Broadway musical "Purlie." On the strength of this and subsequent show-stopping stage triumphs, Melba was honored with her own 1972 TV variety series, "The Melba Moore/Clifton Davis Hour." Five years later, she made her first film appearance in the movie version of "Hair" (1977), playing the single-scene part of the "3-5-0-0 Soloist." She has since proved a popular recording artist with her album Peach Melba. Other Melba Moore projects have included the "Kismet"-inspired musical Timbuktu, the 1986 TV sitcom "Melba" (which was unceremoniously cancelled after the first episode, only to briefly bob up again in late summer) and a spirited voice over stint as "Whippet Angel" in the... Full Biography
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