Jan Wallman (May 14, 1922 – October 8, 2015) was an American night club owner and producer.
Life
She was born in
Roundup, Montana
Roundup is a city in and the county seat of Musselshell County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,742 as of the 2020 census.
The city was incorporated in 1909. It has a Commissioner-Executive form of government.
History
Roundup se ...
.
She studied at
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
.
She managed the night club Upstairs-at-the-Duplex where notable performers like
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...
,
Joan Rivers
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014), known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedienne, actress, producer, writer and television host. She was noted for her blunt, often controversial comedic persona that w ...
, and
Woody Allen began their careers.
In 1986, a celebration was held in her honor at
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhattan), 57t ...
.
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1922 births
2015 deaths
People from Roundup, Montana
Businesspeople from New York City
University of Minnesota alumni
20th-century American businesspeople
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