Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Los Angeles, 1940s
Item Overview
- Title
- Maceo Bruce Sheffield, 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
- Maceo Bruce Sheffield (1897-1959) (sometimes spelled Scheffield) was an actor who appeared in "race films" made in California. He was also involved in producing and writing films. Before his acting career, he was a high ranking and much-feared policeman in the 1920s and 1930s, known for his intimidating manner while policing other black Angelenos. He was also involved in running nightclubs on Central Avenue.
- 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
- Scheffield, Maceo B.
- Location
- California--Los Angeles
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
- People
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African American police--California--Los Angeles
African American actors--California--Los Angeles
Find This Item
- Repository
- University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
- Local Identifier
-
Collection 1867 Box 1 Folder 4
YRLSC_gordonphotos_0119
119 - ARK
- ark:/21198/zz0025p50j
- Manifest url
-
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted