Acting
Hadda Brooks
1916-2002
Known for The Thirteenth Floor, In a Lonely Place, The Bad and the Beautiful.
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Born10/29/1916
Died11/21/2002
AgeDied at 86
BirthplaceBoyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asQueen of the Boogie, Hattie L. Hapgood
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 – November 21, 2002) was an American pianist, vocalist and composer. Her first single, "Swingin' the Boogie", which she composed, was issued in 1945. She was billed as "Queen of the Boogie". She sang at Hawaii's official statehood ceremony in 1959 and was reportedly asked for a private audience by Pope Pius XII.
