ID
3047
Nationality
American
Occupation
Dancer
Summary
Born deaf in Girard, OH, as Esther Richina Thomas; formed a professional ballroom and vaudeville dance team with her hearing husband, Tony Caliguire; in 1928, they took the stage names of Frances Woods and Billy Bray; retired to Youngstown, OH; still dancing in their 80s.
References
Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences, p.386-389; Great Deaf Americans, The Second Edition, p.142-147; Gallaudet Encyclopedia, vol.3, p.344; Deaf Women, p.94.
Dates
1907-