Ruth Sato | |
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| Kaiku Sato | |
 Ruth in Sweet and Low, 1930 | |
| Born | December 12, 1904 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1992 (aged 87) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | dancer, gossip columnist, musician promoter and nightclub manager |
| Years active | 1922-1972 |
| Spouse | Bill Reinhardt (June 1942 – December 1992; her death) |
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Ruth Sato (1904–1992) was a Broadway chorus dancer, gossip columnist, musician promoter and nightclub manager. She was known as the first Japanese chorus girl on Broadway, where she worked for 20 years.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] She worked for about ten years as a gossip columnist and musician promoter and for 25 years managing Jazz, Ltd., a Chicago Dixieland jazz nightclub, with her husband, Bill Reinhardt.[11][12][13][14]