Lou Swarz | |
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 Swarz in 1953 | |
| Born | Lucille Henrietta Schwartz May 1897 St. Louis, Missouri, US |
| Other names | Lou LuTour Linda Lou Caol Wallis |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, columnist, beauty consultant, radio show host, teacher |
| Years active | 1930s-1950s |
Lou Swarz (born Lucille Henrietta Schwartz; May 1897 – date of death unknown) was an American actress who performed monologues in one-woman shows and featured in films during the 1930s through the 1950s. Her success drew an invitation from Eleanor Roosevelt to the summer White House. She also hosted radio shows and hosted performances at the 1939 New York World's Fair. She was also a teacher of theatre and beauty at Douglass University and other vocational schools, before becoming a sports columnist for The New York Age and having several syndicated columns.
Afterwards, she became a beauty consultant and then editor and director for the Global News Syndicate. She was simultaneously signed as a radio show host for her personal show, The Homemakers Club, that covered beauty tips, local news, and gospel music. She received multiple honors throughout her life for her community service work with her sorority Zeta Phi Beta and for her ongoing community engagement through her radio show, with her "La Cheerios" program sending positive cheer cards to people in hospitals and her "Teen Town" program to help reduce juvenile delinquency among African American teenagers being specifically praised.