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8 feb 2016 · Tucker's personal life never went smoothly. Her relationship with her son was a mess and her three marriages all ended in failure.
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- William Kremer
Sophie Tucker (born Sofia Kalish; January 13, 1886 [ 3 ][ 4 ] – February 9, 1966) was an American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. during the first half of the 20th century.
Sophie Tucker was a legendary entertainer who left audiences tickled and titillated. Sadly, she was the last of her kind and led a secretly lonely life. 1. Her Life Was Not What It Seemed. For a vaudevillian, Sophie Tucker didn’t have looks or a flawless figure—but she didn’t need them.
At 16, Sophie married local heartthrob Louis Tuck (from whom she would derive her famous last name) and soon after gave birth to her son, Bert. The rocky marriage and jump into motherhood exposed Sophie to a bleak future ahead if she chose to stay close to home and abandon her theatrical dreams.
We have an unbelievable interview with one of Sophie’s friends who was sitting in between her and J. Edgar when Hoover leaned over and asked Tucker if he could have one of her fancy beaded gowns after she was done with it.
Over the last fifty-one years, the Eckers got married, had three children, four grandchildren and developed Babytobee.com. The sale of that business in 2006 allowed Sue and Lloyd to pursue their passion for bringing Sophie Tucker’s life to the page, screen and now stage.
4 giu 2017 · She married Louis Tuck, a beer driver, in 1903, and they had a son, Albert, called Bert. She left Tuck in 1906, and left her son Bert with her parents, going to New York alone. Her sister Annie raised Albert. She changed her name to Tucker, and began singing at amateur shows to support herself.
