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Title
Ivan Harold Browning, 1920-1950
Alternative Title
Vaudeville Performers, Variety Entertainment, and Theatrical Actors
Date Created and/or Issued
[1920-1950]
1920/1950
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Rights Information
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Description
Ivan Browning was an African American entertainer known for his singing, and acting. He was the lead tenor in the Four Harmony Kings signing group. During the 1920s the group traveled throughout Europe. He and his wife, Maurine Moss Browning, lived in England for several years. The Brownings later did a tour in the United States with Maurine accompanying him on the piano.
Studio portrait of Ivan Harold Browning.
Type
image
Identifier
uclalsc_1889_b23_f03_009.tif
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Subject
African American actors
African American singers
Browning, Ivan, 1891-1978
Source
Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
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