Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter was born on Apr 01, 1895 in USA. Alberta Hunter's big-screen debut came with Radio Parade of 1935 directed by Arthur B. Woods in 1934. Alberta Hunter is known for The Laundromat directed by Robert Altman, Carol Burnett stars as Alberta Johnson and Amy Madigan as Deedee Johnson. The most recent award Alberta Hunter achieved is Image Awards (NAACP). The upcoming new movie Alberta Hunter plays is The Laundromat which will be released on Apr 01, 1985.

Composer, songwriter ("Down Hearted Blues"), author and singer who was a singer on early recordings after high school, later appearing in the London production of 'Showboat' and at the Palladium and throughout Europe and Egypt. She had a radio program over NBC, and toured Europe and the Pacific entertaining troops during World War II, and later, Korea and Japan. On Broadway she appeared in the stage productions of 'Mamba's Daughters' and 'Mrs. Patterson'. She was also a practical nurse, working at New York's Goldwater Memorial Hospital. Joining ASCAP in 1952, her other popular-song compositions include "Down South Blues", "Chirping the Blues", "My Castle's Rocking", "I Want to Thank You, Lord", "You Got to Reap Just Reap What You Sow", "Will the Day Ever Come When I Can Rest", "Kind Treatment", and "What's the Matter, Baby?".