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{"value"=>"Shipp, Jesse"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Actor, playwright, and minstrel show producer. Shipp, originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, relocated to New York City at age nineteen. Once in New York, he joined his first minstrel show, the Sam P. Jacks Minstrel Show, performing with them from 1879 - 1881 and 1900. He later gained fame as the producer for the Williams and Walker Company. Shipp produced such hits as <span class=\"title\">In Dahomey</span>, <span class=\"title\">Abyssinia</span>, <span class=\"title\">Bandanna Land</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Sons of Ham</span>. As an actor, he was noted for his portrayal of Abraham in Marc Connelly's <span class=\"title\">The Green Pastures</span>.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The file contains obituary clippings from the <span class=\"title\">New- York Tribune</span>, <span class=\"title\">The New York Times</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The New York Sun</span>; and Armstead-Johnson notes.</p>"}
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1934
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1934
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1934
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1934
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1934