• Loretta Mary Aiken (March 19, 1897 – May 23, 1975), known by her stage name Jackie "Moms" Mabley, was an American stand-up comedian and actress.
  • Jackie " Moms " Mabley performs live 1969.
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  • “Use those brains that God put in your head.” – JackieMomsMabley. She was born Loretta Mary Aiken in Brevard, NC, one of 16 children.
  • Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1897–1975) was a stand-up comedian and a pioneer in the "Chitlin' Circuit" of African American vaudeville performance spaces.
  • JackieMomsMabley found fame and fortune as a stand-up comedian during the twentieth century.
  • JackieMomsMabley & the Chitlin Circuit. If you haven’t studied about black history in the United States, you likely won’t recognize the term Chitlin Circuit.
  • I’m referring to JackieMomsMabley as she called herself on stage. She was born Loretta Mary Aiken, a well-known comedian, actress, and singer.
  • Jackie "Moms" Mabley. The Grandmother of Comedy (March 19 1894 - May 23 1975). To be a relevant and revolutionary comic is the dream of most performers.
  • A year after starring in the feature film Amazing Grace (1974), Jackie "Moms" Mabley died in White Plains, New York, on May 23, 1975.
  • New York Times, May 24, 1975, p. 26. Williams, Elsie A. The Humor of Jackie Moms Mabley: An African American Comedic Tradition.