Funeral of "Star Danseuse" Ruth Cherry
- Title of event
- Funeral of "Star Danseuse" Ruth Cherry
- Type of event
- Funeral
- Address of event
- Funeral of "Star Danseuse" Ruth Cherry Happened Primarily at 49, Edgecombe Ave
- Funeral of "Star Danseuse" Ruth Cherry Happened Secondarily at 2303, 7th Ave
- Report on event
- Funeral of "Star Danseuse" Ruth Cherry Sole event referenced by Ruth Cherry is Accorded Rites; Noted Dancer Died in Hospital Friday
- Start date / time
- October 8, 1935
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Any Time)
- Description
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"Ruth Cherry, known for years as a star danseuse, a former member of Whitney and Tutts's Smarter Set revue, the old Club Alabam', Connte's Inn and the Cotton Club, died last Friday at French Hospital. She had suffered a cerebral stroke the previous Monday. She was 38. Her funeral services, conducted at St. Mark's M. E. Church on Tuesday, drew many notables from the theatrical and night club worlds. The interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery."