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Description
Eudora "Dodo" Proctor (1917-1993) was born on September 29, 1917 to Clyde Proctor and Ellen Proctor. In 1924, Eudora moved to Oakland, California and moved into the Fannie Hall Children's Home and Day Nursery. After learning to dance from Bill Robinson's radio programs, she began working at The Barbary Coast night club at age 12. In 1939, Proctor landed a role in the Golden Gate International Exposition's production of The Swing Mikado. Following the war, Proctor continued to work as a performer and dance instructor, and she also worked as various positions as a nurse's aide, clothing designer, and a beautician, eventually opening her own beauty parlor, Eudora's House of Beauty, in Oakland in the 1950s. Written on tape: Intv. By LaVada Staff; Written on case: 21
Type
sound
Format
Original Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
AV-19 caolaam_000153
Language
English
Place
Oakland (Calif.)
Provenance
African American Museum and Library at Oakland California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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