Lil Hammond, Louise Beavers, Bea DeVaughn, Leroy Moore and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Lil Hammond, Louise Beavers, Bea DeVaughn, Leroy Moore and others, Los Angeles, 1940s

Date Created

1940s

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Bea DeVaughn was active in civic organizations, and was known as a local activist with knowledge of the Los Angeles social scene. In the 1940 census her occupation is listed as dressmaker.
Louise Beavers born in Cincinnati, Ohio, was a well known African American film and television actress. She had been a member of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority and in 1976 was posthumously inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. She died in Los Angeles at age 60 following a heart attack.
Leroy Charles Moore was the husband of Louise Beavers. Moore, an interior decorator, was born in Gainsville, Texas. He came to Los Angeles and became well known among theater folk. Moore died in 1963 at age 49.
Lil Hammond was the ex-wife of Detroit businessman Thomas "Rooster" Hammond. Mrs. Hammond moved to Los Angeles in 1943. She was the proprietor of Lil's Flower Box on west Jefferson.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
From L to R: unidentified man, unidentified woman, Lil Hammond, unidentified man, Louise Beavers, Bea DeVaughn, unidentifed woman, and Leroy Moore (seated in front).

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Subjects

People

African American actresses--California--Los Angeles

Names

Hammond, Lil
DeVaughn, Beatrice, 1901-1989
Moore, Leroy Charles, d.1963
Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image