Alice B. Russell
Appearance
Alice B. Russell | |
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Born | Alice Burton Russell June 30, 1892 |
Died | December 1984 (aged 92) |
Other names | A. Burton Russell |
Years active | 1927-1948 |
Alice Burton Russell (June 30, 1892 – December 1984) was an American actress[1] and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux,[2] who appeared in six films directed by her husband.
The daughter of Mrs. M. J. Russell,[3] she was born in Maxton, North Carolina and died in New Rochelle, New York. She was mentioned often as A. Burton Russell in credits. In addition, she produced three films by her husband and worked as miscellaneous crew in two films.
Russell and Micheaux married on March 20, 1926, in Montclair, New Jersey.[3]
Filmography
As actress:
- The Broken Violin (1927)
- Wages of Sin (1929)
- Easy Street (1930)
- Murder in Harlem (1935)
- God's Step Children (1938)
- The Betrayal (1948)
As producer:
As miscellaneous crew:
See also
References
- ^ T. M. P. (June 26, 1948). "The Betrayal (1948)". The New York Times.
- ^ "Alice B. Russell". Women Film Pioneers Project. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ a b Dismond, Mrs. H. Binga (April 3, 1926). "New York Society". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alice B. Russell.
- Alice B. Russell at IMDb
- Alice B. Russell at the Women Film Pioneers Project
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Maxton, North Carolina
- American silent film actresses
- Film producers from New York (state)
- Actresses from New Rochelle, New York
- 20th-century American actresses
- American film actresses
- African-American actresses
- Women film pioneers
- American women film producers
- African-American film producers
- American film actor, 1890s birth stubs