As the World Turns
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Billie Allen (January 13, 1925 – December 29, 2015) was an American actress, theater director, dancer and entertainer. Allen was one of the first black actors and performers to appear on television and stage in the United States, at a time when those venues were largely closed to African Americans. [1] During the 1950s, Allen became one of ...
Jan 11, 2016 · Jan. 10, 2016. Billie Allen, an actress who appeared on and off Broadway when New York theater was not especially welcoming to black performers, and who helped integrate network television,...
Apr 16, 2007 · Billie Allen. Actor, dancer, director Billie Allen was born Wilhelmina Louise Allen on January 13, 1925 in Richmond, Virginia to Mamie Wimbush Allen and William Roswell Allen. Allen grew up in Richmond’s West End, attending Randolph Street School and Elba Elementary School before graduating from Armstrong High School in 1941.
TOGETHER, WE CAN BRING BILLIE HOME. 25 years ago, Billie Allen was sent to Federal Death Row for a crime he did not commit. Since then, as an artist, writer and much-loved member of the Allen family, he has maintained his innocence. Now, at 45 years old, having spent the majority of his life behind bars, he needs your help more than ever.
Billie Jerome Allen has been on federal death row for well over half his life. Now 45, he was 19 at the time of the crime for which he was sentenced to death in 1998 despite racial bias affecting his case, his age at the time of the crime, and lack of evidence linking him to the crime.
Billie Allen. Actress: Losing Ground. Billie Allen attended Hampton Institute, now Hampton University then came to New York to study dance and acting. "On the Town" was her first Broadway musical with many others to follow. She studied acting and directing with Lee Strasburg, Lloyd Richards and Howard Clerman.
This documentary tells the story of Billie Allen, who was sentenced to death when he was 19. Wrongfully convicted for 25 years, Billie’s case rests on faulty...
