Gertrude Saunders: Took a Beating from Bessie Smith for Affair with Husband

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Gertrude Saunders: Took a Beating from Bessie Smith for Affair with Husband

Gertrude Saunders was an actress known for her performances in Big Timers (1945), Sepia Cinderella (1947), and The Toy Wife (1938). She also infamously known for her affair with 'Empress of the Blues,' Bessie Smith's husband. Saunders was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and studied at Benedict College, Columbia before leaving in her teens to […]

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