Ada "Bricktop" Smith

Ada "Bricktop" Smith
Smith in 1934
Born	August 14, 1894 Alderson, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 1, 1984(1984-02-01) (aged 89) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Ada DuCongé
Known for	Dancer, singer, vaudeville performer, nightclub owner

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984), better known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the famous nightclub "Chez Bricktop" in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.

She has been called "one of the most legendary and enduring figures of twentieth-century American cultural history".^{[citation needed]}