Louise Beavers | |
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Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | March 8, 1900
Died | October 26, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 62)
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California |
Other names | Louise Beaver |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1927–1960 |
Spouses | Robert Clark
(m. 1936, divorced)Leroy Moore (m. 1952) |
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962)[1] was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960. She played a prominent role in advancing the lives of Black Americans through her work and collaborated with fellow advocates to improve the social standing and media image of the Black population.
Listed with her parents on the 1900 Federal Census as having been born in March 1900