Valeska Suratt (1882-1962)
Last updated: 09.06.25
According to the Internet source given below, Valeska Suratt was an American stage and silent film actress born in Owensville, Indiana. She started as an actress on the Chicago stage and she began appear in vaudeville in 1900. She partnered Billy Gould and they created a successful act that included an exotic Apache dance performed by Suratt. She made her Broadway debut in 1906 and went on to appear in 11 silent films. Valeska was noted for the high fashion clothes she wore on stage and was sometimes called the "Empress of Fashions".
By 1920, Suratt's career had begun to wane and appeared to be unofficially blacklisted following a law suit.
She died in Washington, D.C
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Suratt Valeska | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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ValeskaSuratt.com | Brief biography by Bill Piper |
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That Spanish Rag (1909) | S. Furth (music) Heelan, William A. (words) Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana |  |
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Parisienne (1912) | A. von Tilzer (music) L. Brown (words) Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Parisienne - Song (1912) | A. von Tilzer (music) L. Brown (words) Valeska Suratt (perf.) Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
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The peformer is featured on 12 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Buy, Buy, Baby (1911) | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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I'm All Thine (1911) | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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If You Can't Sing, Dance (1911) | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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Land of the Free (1911), The | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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Men, Men, Men (1911) | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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Queen of Vanity Fair (1911), The | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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If You Can't Be Good, Be Careful (1912) | Robert Hood Bowers | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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That Spanish Rag (1909) | Seymour Furth | William A. Heelan (words)
Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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When Broadway Was a Pasture (1911) | Al Piantadosi | Joe McCarthy (words)
Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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Purple Poppy (1919) | Cyril Smith | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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⇑Parisienne (1912) | Albert von Tilzer(w&m) | Valeska Suratt (perf.) |
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Parisienne - Song (1912) | Albert von Tilzer | Lew Brown (words)
Valeska Suratt (perf.) |