Dorothy Mundy and Louise Beavers on the opening night of Two in a Bed, Los Angeles, 1946

Title: Dorothy Mundy and Louise Beavers on the opening night of Two in a Bed, Los Angeles, 1946
Date Created: February 27, 1946
Date: 1946-02-27
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Summary: Louise Beavers was a well known African American film and television actress. She was a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority and in 1976 was posthumously inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
Dorothy Mundy was married to arranger Jimmy Mundy.
Description: Two in a Bed starred Louise Beavers and Mae Johnson. It was performed at the Musart Theatre (1320 S. Figueroa).
All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
A group of African American women, including Dorothy Mundy (standing 2nd from left) and Louise Beavers (standing 2nd from right). Beavers is holding a floral arrangement given to her after her performance of the play Two in a Bed. The other women are unidentified.

Genre: Black-and-white photographs
Names: Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962
Mundy, Dorothy, 1909-1947
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: People; African American actresses--California--Los Angeles
African American motion picture actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local Identifier: YRLSC_gordonphotos_0264
Collection 1867 Box 2 Folder 3
264
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0025p9vd
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