Leon Hardwick with Lil Cumber and Melba Foppe, Los Angeles, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Leon Hardwick with Lil Cumber and Melba Foppe, 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

Lillian Cumber (Victoria Lillian Fisher) started as a secretary for Walter L. Gordon, was a newspaper columnist for 25 years, and in 1956 founded the Lil Cumber Attraction Agency for African American actors. She was the first African American woman to represent actors in the Motion Picture and Television industry.
Leon Hardwick was an attorney.
Melba Foppe was a secretary for many years to Walter L. Gordon, Jr.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
L to R: Leon Hardwick, unidentified woman, Lil Cumber and Melba Foppe.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Names

Hardwick, Leon
Foppe, Melba
Cumber, Lil, 1920-2002

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People

Secretaries--California--Los Angeles
African American lawyers--California--Los Angeles