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Born March 8, 1902 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 1930s and 1940s film actress Louise Beavers was merely one of a dominant gallery of plus-sized and plus-talented African-American character actresses forced to endure blatant, discouraging and demeaning stereotypes during Depression-era and WWII Hollywood. It wasn't until Louise's triumphant role in ...
Louise Beavers. Highest Rated: 100% Reform School (1939) Lowest Rated: 44% Coquette (1929) Birthday: Mar 8, 1902. Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. A vivacious and prolific character player ...
Beavers, Louise (1902–1962)African-American film actress of the 1930s and '40s. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 8, 1902; died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, on October 26, 1962; graduated from Pasadena High School, June 1920; married LeRoy Moore.
Oct 21, 2019 · Jimmie Fidler, writing of Hattie McDaniel’s 1936 ascent into parts once filled by Louise Beavers, said Imitation of Life ruined Beavers, “because, of all idiotic reasons, she was too good!” Fidler explained, “any actress who can steal a picture from Miss Colbert will be given few chances to steal from other stars, if the others have ...
A vivacious and prolific character player, Louise Beavers kept company with the more acclaimed Hattie McDaniel as America's foremost filmic embodiment of a "mammy," a subservient but jovial African-American maid or cook. Like McDaniel, she was heavy-set and fairly dark-skinned; her roles...
Louise Beavers. *This date recalls the birth of Louise Beavers in 1902. She was a Black film and television actress known for her character roles. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Beavers first drew attention as part of an act known as the "Lady Minstrels." Despite her theatrical abilities and inclinations, she went to Hollywood, not as a performer ...
Added: May 31, 1999. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 5559. Source citation. Actress. A character player in Hollywood films, she is best remembered for her performance in Imitation of Life (1934), as a pancake maker whose light-skinned daughter abandons her to pass for white in society. Her 160 other screen appearances include What Price Hollywood ...
