Babs Shanton
Babs Shanton | |
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| Born | June 17, 1912 |
| Died | 1947 (aged 34 or 35) New York City, U.S. |
| Known for | Ziegfeld Follies |
| Spouse(s) | Marshall Heminway (m.?-?; divorced) Townshend Martin (m.1941) |
| Children | 3 |
Georgia "Babs" Shanton (June 17, 1912 – 1947) was a Puerto Rican-American performer with the Ziegfeld Follies and a singer with the Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra.[1] She was a model for The John Robert Powers firm, a "Powers Girl" in the early 1930s appearing in many print advertisements.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Shanton was born in Puerto Rico to George and Margaret Shanton.[4] She came to the United States at the age of 10, arriving at Ellis Island on November 27, 1922.[5][6] She attended the Florida State College for Women in Tallahassee, Florida.[7] She was married to Marshall Heminway. They had a son, Marshall, and lived in New York City.[8][9] She later married Townshend Martin in 1941 and they had two sons Michael and Alan.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ O, David (2018-09-04). "A Carnival in the Air". A New Yorker State of Mind. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Cotton Blouse Advertisement". Oakland Tribune. Vol. 120, no. 61. 2 March 1934. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ Wissinger, E. (2015). This Year's Model: Fashion, Media, and the Making of Glamour. NYU Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4798-6477-5. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "FamilySearch". FamilySearch 1930 Census (in German). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island". The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Flastacowo : Florida State College for Women". Internet Archive. 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "FamilySearch Passenger Manifest". FamilySearch.org (in German). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "FamilySearch 1940 Census". FamilySearch.org (in German). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ Rogers, Thomas (1982-10-29). "TOWNSEND MARTIN, SPORTSMAN, AT 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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