Joyce Bryant
American singer
Died when: 95 years 37 days (1141 months)Star Sign: Libra
Joyce Bryant (October 14, 1927 – November 20, 2022) was an American singer, dancer, and civil rights activist who achieved fame in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a theater and nightclub performer.
With her signature silver hair and tight mermaid dresses, she became an early African-American sex symbol, garnering such nicknames as "The Bronze Blond Bombshell", "The Black Marilyn Monroe", "The Belter", and "The Voice You'll Always Remember".
Bryant left the industry in 1955 at the height of her popularity to devote herself to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.A decade later, she returned to show business as a trained classical vocalist and later became a vocal coach.
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