An American singer, stage performer, composer, actor, and poet. His decades long career included many years performing abroad in Europe and Israel. He featured on stage and screen. The New York Public Library has a collection of his papers in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Wallace was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 24, 1909, to George Bason and Inez Wallace. Prior to 1950, his given name was spelled "Emmett," and after his name was spelled "Emett". He attended the Manual Training High School in Brooklyn but was unable to complete his education. He worked as busboy, messenger, and bouncer at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Wallace had two children, a daughter from his marriage to Dorothy Hight, Carolyn Delores Wallace (born 1932 - 2001), and a son by Vivian Dandridge, Michael Emmett Wallace (born in 1943)
Wallace was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 24, 1909, to George Bason and Inez Wallace. Prior to 1950, his given name was spelled "Emmett," and after his name was spelled "Emett". He attended the Manual Training High School in Brooklyn but was unable to complete his education. He worked as busboy, messenger, and bouncer at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Wallace had two children, a daughter from his marriage to Dorothy Hight, Carolyn Delores Wallace (born 1932 - 2001), and a son by Vivian Dandridge, Michael Emmett Wallace (born in 1943)
An American singer, stage performer, composer, actor, and poet. His decades long career included many years performing abroad in Europe and Israel. He featured on stage and screen. The New York Public Library has a collection of his papers in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Wallace was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 24, 1909, to George Bason and Inez Wallace. Prior to 1950, his given name was spelled "Emmett," and after his name was spelled "Emett". He attended the Manual Training High School in Brooklyn but was unable to complete his education. He worked as busboy, messenger, and bouncer at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Wallace had two children, a daughter from his marriage to Dorothy Hight, Carolyn Delores Wallace (born 1932 - 2001), and a son by Vivian Dandridge, Michael Emmett Wallace (born in 1943)
Wallace was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 24, 1909, to George Bason and Inez Wallace. Prior to 1950, his given name was spelled "Emmett," and after his name was spelled "Emett". He attended the Manual Training High School in Brooklyn but was unable to complete his education. He worked as busboy, messenger, and bouncer at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Wallace had two children, a daughter from his marriage to Dorothy Hight, Carolyn Delores Wallace (born 1932 - 2001), and a son by Vivian Dandridge, Michael Emmett Wallace (born in 1943)
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