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June 1, 2019 (96 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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Celebrities born on January 6
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Leah Chase
Leyah Chase was an American chef based in New Orleans, Louisiana. An author and television personality, she was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating both African-American art and Creole cooking. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was known as a gathering place during the 1960s among many who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, and was known as a gallery due to its extensive African-American art collection. In 2018 it was named one of the 40 most important restaurants of the past 40 years by Food & Wine. Chase was the recipient of a multitude of awards and honors. In her 2002 biography, Chase's awards and honors occupy over two pages. Chase was inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America in 2010. She was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Southern Foodways Alliance in 2000.
BornLeyah Lange, January 6, 1923, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Spouse(s)Edgar "Dooky" Chase II (m. 1946, died 2016)
Children4

About Leah Chase

Chef Leah Chase was born on January 6, 1923 in Louisiana, United States (She dies at the age of 96, on June 1, 2019).

The Queen of Creole Cuisine was an American chef and writer who operated the renowned New Orleans restaurant Dooky Chase. She's also the author of The Dooky Chase Cookbook, And I Still Cook, and Down Home Healthy: Black American Chefs' Family Recipes.

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Leah Chase before becoming famous

Leah Chase was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1923 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In New Orleans, she worked as a waiter at the Colonial Restaurant and The Coffee Pot.

Achievement of Leah Chase

She was named to the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America list in 2010.

Leah Chase's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1945, she married her spouse Edgar. Edgar is the name of their son, and Stella, Leah, and Emily are the names of their daughters. Her father worked in a shipyard as a caulker. She was the second oldest child in a family of thirteen.

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Leah Chase Collabed with

Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader, was a guest at her restaurant.

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) (Civil Rights Leader)
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)

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Leah Chase Income & Net worth

Leah Chase's income mainly comes from the work that created her reputation: a chef. Networth of Leah Chase in 2024 is 2,000,000$+. She is Millionaire!

Leah Chase Height and Weight

How tall is Leah Chase? At the age of 96, Leah Chase height is 5'2" (1.56m).

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Latest information about Leah Chase updated on March 20 2023.