Diamond Teeth Mary: Bessie Smith's Long-Lived Sister
How incredible that a character like Diamond Teeth Mary McClain (Mary Smith, 1902-2000) lived into the 20th century, if only for a few months. A half-sister of Bessie Smith, Mary was born in West Virginia and ran away from home to join a circus at age 13. She performed with Irvin C. Miller’s Brown Skin […]