"\"Aunt Jemima\""@en . "Gardella, Tess"@en . "Therese \"Tess\" Gardella (December 19, 1894 \u2013 January 3, 1950) was an Italian American performer on the stage and screen whose stage persona was \"Aunt Jemima.\" She performed on both stage and screen, usually in blackface. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Gardella came to New York City in 1918, singing in dances and nightclubs and also political rallies.She died of diabetes in Brooklyn, New York, on January 3, 1950"@en . . . . "1894-12-19Z"^^ . "1950-01-03Z"^^ . . "Tess Gardella"@en . . . "Therese Gardella"@en . "1894Z"^^ . "American actor" . . "1950Z"^^ .