Bessie McCoy

Bessie McCoy
Bessie McCoy in her Yama Yama Man outfit, 1908.
Born
Elizabeth Genevieve McEvoy

(1888-05-17)May 17, 1888
DiedAugust 16, 1931(1931-08-16) (aged 43)
Bayonne, France
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Spouse
(m. 1912; died 1916)
Children1
Bessie McCoy as Yama Yama Man, a comical bogeyman who is "ready to spring out at you unaware"
Bessie McCoy and daughter, Hope Davis, ca. 1917

Bessie McCoy (born Elizabeth Genevieve McEvoy; May 17, 1888 – August 16, 1931) was an American vaudeville entertainer, best known for her 1908 hit song and dance routine "The Yama Yama Man", for which she became known as "The Yama Yama Girl".