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 Bessie Smith

Born: April 15th, 1894

Died: September 26th, 1937

Famous For:  African American Blues Singer

Cause of Death:  Fatally injured in an automobile accident after her right arm was severed off

Burial Place:  Mount Lawn Cemetery, Sharon Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania


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