Hoff, Vanda (b. around 1900)
Hoff, Vanda (b. around 1900)
American theatrical and interpretive dancer. Name variations: Mrs. Paul Whiteman. Born c. 1900; 3rd wife of Paul Whiteman (bandleader, sep. Feb 1931); children: Paul Whiteman Jr.
Began appearing as specialty dancer (c. 1917), performing dance forms ranging from vaudeville to interpretive to exotic to Broadway; performed with Whiteman Orchestra for many years, as Mrs. Paul Whiteman; appeared in Ned Wayburn's Two Little Girls in Blue (1921) as well as the Ziegfeld Follies of 1922; danced with husband's band in London, Chicago and NYC nightclubs until end of marriage.
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