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Stormé DeLarverie

American performer and gay rights activist (1920–2014)
Person Human Q7620310

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female, non-binary[15][16]
Date of birth
1920
Date of death
May 24, 2014
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
Brooklyn
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
performing artist, LGBTQ rights activist, security guard, master of ceremonies, singer, actor, drag king[13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[19]
Birth name
Viva May Thomas[27]
Family name
Thomas[20]
Given name
Viva, May, Stormé[21][22][23]
Instrument
voice[24]
Native language
English[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[28][29]
Participant in
Stonewall riots[25]
Sexual orientation
homosexuality, lesbianism[17][18]
Writing language
English[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Viva Hublitz en Storme DeLarverie en Stormé DeLarverie en Storḿé DeLarveríé ar ستورمي ديلارفيري es Storme DeLarverie he סטורמה דלרוורי ja ストーミー・デラーヴァリー uk Сторме ДеЛарвері
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000044523461
VIAF cluster ID
63727025
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004090993
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Stormé DeLarverie (1958) - colorized (cropped).jpg ↗
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/people-african-american-history/delarverie-storme-1920-2014
FAST ID
1596177
Fandom article ID
lgbtqia:Stormé_DeLarverie
Freebase ID
/m/0cnypdj
HAND ID
47DF-74E9-2CFD-0DB0-2360
IMDb ID
nm1658292
TMDB person ID
1344286
WikiTree person ID
DeLarverie-1
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw4FhB86YjHbjbqydhvHC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
actor, singer, security guard, drag king, master of ceremonies, performing artist, LGBTQ rights activist
Archives at 2
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Sex or gender 2
non-binary, female
Sexual orientation 2
homosexuality, lesbianism
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Thomas
Given name 1
May
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Participant in 1
Stonewall riots
Participated in 1
Stonewall riots
Place of birth 1
New Orleans
Place of death 1
Brooklyn
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Stormé DeLarverie was born in 1920[1] in New Orleans[2]. She died on May 24, 2014[3], in Brooklyn[4]. She worked as a performing artist[5], LGBTQ rights activist[6], security guard[7], master of ceremonies[8], and singer[9].

FAQs

Where was Stormé DeLarverie born?

Stormé DeLarverie's place of birth was New Orleans[2].

Where did Stormé DeLarverie die?

Stormé DeLarverie passed away in Brooklyn[4].

What did Stormé DeLarverie do for work?

Stormé DeLarverie worked as a performing artist[5], LGBTQ rights activist[6], security guard[7], master of ceremonies[8], and singer[9].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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