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The Outrageous Sophie Tucker
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The Outrageous Sophie Tucker

2014-05-02 · 96 min · ★ 7.0

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The rags to riches story of Sophie Tucker, an iconic superstar who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, and Hollywood throughout the 20th century. Before Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bette Midler, Marilyn Monroe, and Mae West, Sophie Tucker was the first woman to infatuate her audiences with a bold, bawdy and brassy style unlike any other. Using all of "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas" 400-plus recently rediscovered personal scrapbooks, authors Susan and Lloyd Ecker take you on their seven-year journey retracing Tucker's sixty-year career in show business.`

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Directors
William Gazecki
Production companies
Innovative Films
Countries
United States of America
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Sophie TuckerSophie TuckerSelf (archive footage)
Tony BennettTony BennettSelf
Carol ChanningCarol ChanningSelf
Kaye BallardKaye BallardSelf
Shecky GreeneShecky GreeneSelf
Barbara WaltersBarbara WaltersSelf
Chubby CheckerChubby CheckerSelf
Mickey RooneyMickey RooneySelf
Connie StevensConnie StevensSelf
Jane KeanJane KeanSelf
Mamie Van DorenMamie Van DorenSelf

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