Ismay Blakely

Ismay Blakely. Actress: On the Levee. A native of St. Croix in the (then-Danish) Virgin Islands, Ismay Blakely emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1909, living in New York City. For three years, between 1929 and 1933, she worked as a chorus girl and dancer, working the Theater Owner's Booking Association (T.O.B.A.) circuit throughout the East Coast of the United States. After leaving show business in 1932,...