Mayme Hatcher was an American citizen and author who had widely gained the preface for being the widow of the late American crime boss Bumpy Johnson. He had ruled in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City before his death. The gangster leader had died at the age of 62 in July 1968 due to congestive heart failure.
Moreover, Hatcher had spent a single life since the death of her spouse. Also, she has been living a peaceful life away from the media attention. However, she sometimes has been spotted giving interviews. Let us scroll over to know the reports we have collected on her.
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Mayme Hatcher: Bio, Family, & Career
The author was born in the year 1914 in North Carolina, the United States of America. She has not provided any information on her parents or siblings due to some privacy reasons maybe. Further, she had also not provided any information on her educational qualifications. However, she later made her career as an author who had been in several talk shows.
Moreover, in 1938, she moved to New York City where she began to work as a waitress in a club owned by singer/actress Ethel Waters. At the age of 93, she authored a biography of her husband’s life. She added that people should know about her husband’s truth rather than believing myths. The book Harlem Godfather then was published in February 2008. Additionally, just two days prior to her death, it was notified that the production company was negotiating to buy a book option.
Mayme Hatcher: Personal Life, Husband, & Death
As we have mentioned earlier, she came into the limelight for being the wife of a drug trafficker, and gangster Bumpy Johnson. The duo first met in April 1948 and in October Ellsworth proposed to her and had a civil ceremony just two weeks after dating. The story has been depicted in the movies: The Cotton Club, Hoodlum, and American Gangster. From their marriage, they had welcomed one daughter Ruthie Johnson and a stepdaughter Elease Johnson. Additionally, both of her daughters died in 2006.
Her daughter Ruthie died after suffering a heart attack and had been in a coma until doctors took her off a respirator, as her son posted it on Facebook. The North Carolina native moved to Philadelphia where she spent most of her life before her death in Philadelphia on 1 May 2009 due to respiratory failure.
Mayme Hatcher: Net Worth & Social Media Profiles
Most of her life, she had spent as a homemaker. However, she authored a book just before years of her death. Therefore, it is a bit difficult to find out whether she was an employee or not. However, she might have an estimated net worth of around $100 thousand. Additionally, her book was also sold at a reasonable price.
She was only spotted on television talk programs. Except for them, she didn’t prefer to spend her time on today’s social media networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Mayme Hatcher: Body Measurements
She had an average-looking body structure that stands to a height of 5 feet 5 inches or 1.65 meters. No information on her body measurements or body weight. She had white hair and dark brown eyes color.
