Mildred Boyd, Los Angeles, 1940s
Item Overview
- Title
- Mildred Boyd, Los Angeles, 1940s
- Date Created
- [1940s?]
- Date
- 1940/1949
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Collection
- Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Notes
- Summary
- Mildred Boyd was an actress and dancer. She began her entertainment career in the 1920s as a chorus girl at popular black nightclubs in Los Angeles. She later appeared in movies in which she often portrayed the role of the maid. Later in her career she was able to play different roles and showcase her acting and dancing talents in race films. She retired from entertainment in the 1950s.
- Description
- All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photograph : b&w
Keywords
- Genre
- Black-and-white photographs
- Names
- Boyd, Mildred, 1909-
- Location
- California--Los Angeles
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
- People
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local Identifier
-
035
Collection 1867 Box 1 Folder 2
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0035 - ARK
- ark:/21198/zz0025p23n
- Manifest url
-
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted