Ruth Sato
Ruth Sato | |
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| Kaiku Sato | |
Ruth in Sweet and Low, 1930 | |
| Born | December 12, 1904 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1992 (aged 87) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | dancer, gossip columnist, musician promoter and nightclub manager |
| Years active | 1922-1972 |
| Spouse | Bill Reinhardt (June 1942 – December 1992; her death) |
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Ruth Sato (1904–1992) was a Broadway chorus dancer, gossip columnist, musician promoter and nightclub manager. She was known as the first Japanese chorus girl on Broadway, where she worked for 20 years. She worked for about ten years as a gossip columnist and musician promoter and for 25 years managing Jazz, Ltd., a Chicago Dixieland jazz nightclub, with her husband, Bill Reinhardt.