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Title
African American actors, Los Angeles, 1940s (2nd photo)
Contributor
Merriman, Ted
Date Created and/or Issued
[1940s?]
1940/1949
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Mr. Gordon identified the woman on the far left as Mrs. Jennie Bruington, but the woman's identity is undetermined.
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Standing (L to R): unidentified woman, Ben Carter, Jack Chase, Lillian Randolph, Hattie McDaniel, C.W. Hill, George Garner, unidentified woman, Lil Cumber. Seated in the front (L to R): Herman Spurlock, Louise Beavers, Norma Green, Eddie Green.
Type

Identifier
Collection 1867 Box 2 Folder 6
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0338
ark:/21198/zz0025pd9k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Entertainment
Secretaries--California--Los Angeles
African American boxers--California--Los Angeles
African American businesspeople--California--Los Angeles
African American motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles
African American actors--California--Los Angeles
Spurlock, Herman
McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952
Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962
Chase, Jack, 1917-1972
Green, Norma Ann Amato, 1923-2010
Green, Eddie, 1901-1950
Hill, C. W. (Charles Wesley), Dr., 1900-1977
Garner, George, 1892-1971
Carter, Ben, 1911-1947
Randolph, Lillian, 1898-1980
Cumber, Lil, 1920-2002
Source
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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