Evelyn Dove | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Dove, 1935, by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | Evelyn Mary Dove 11 January 1902 London, England |
| Died | 7 March 1987 (aged 85) Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Norma Winchester; Evelyn Augusta Luke |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Relatives | Frank Dove (brother) Mabel Dove Danquah (sister) Nah Dove (niece) |
Evelyn Mary Dove (11 January 1902 – 7 March 1987) was a British singer and actress, who early in her career drew comparisons with Josephine Baker.[1][2] Of Sierra Leone Creole and English parentage, Dove is recognized as a "trailblazing performer": in 1939, she made history as the first black singer to feature on BBC Radio,[3] building a solid reputation not only through her work in Britain but also internationally, travelling to France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, the United States, India and Spain.[4] She was featured as a Google Doodle on what would have been her 117th birthday in 2019.[5]
- ^ Bourne, Stephen (2011) [2004]. "Dove, Evelyn Mary (1902–1987)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65971. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Samuel A. Floyd Jr, "The Negro Renaissance: Harlem and Chicago Flowerings", in Darlene Clark Hine, John McCluskey Jr (eds), The Black Chicago Renaissance, University of Illinois Press, 2012, p. 22.
- ^ Aidan Milan, "Who is Evelyn Dove, how did she die and why is she today’s Google Doodle?", Metro, 11 January 2019.
- ^ Howard Rye, "Southern Syncopated Orchestra: The Roster", Black Music Research Journal, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 2010.
- ^ "Evelyn Dove’s 117th Birthday", Doodles Archive, Google, 11 January 2019.