Alice B. Russell
Alice B. Russell | |
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 Alice B. Russell (at left) in The Betrayal (1948) | |
| Born | Alice Burton Russell June 30, 1889 |
| Died | January 1, 1985 (aged 96) |
| Other names | A. Burton Russell |
| Years active | 1927-1948 |
Alice Burton Russell (June 30, 1889 – January 1, 1985) was an African-American actress,[1] producer, and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux.[2] She appeared in several films directed by her husband.
Biography[]
She was born in Maxton, North Carolina. Her parents were Mrs. M. J. Russell and Robert Russell, who was a prominent newspaper editor, publisher, and politician.[3][4]
She was mentioned often as A. Burton Russell in credits. 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]
She was buried in an unmarked grave in Greenwood Cemetery in Rye, New York.[4][5]
Filmography[]
As actress:
- (1928)
- Wages of Sin (1929)
- When Men Betray (1929)
- Easy Street (1930)
- A Daughter of the Congo (1930)
- Veiled Aristocrats (1932)
- Ten Minutes to Live (1932)
- The Girl from Chicago (1932)
- Harlem After Midnight (1934)
- Murder in Harlem (1935)
- God's Step Children (1938)
- Birthright (1939)
- The Betrayal (1948)
As producer:
As miscellaneous crew:
- Ten Minutes to Live (1932)
- Swing! (1938)
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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Regester, Charlene. "Emerging from the Shadows: Alice Burton Russell-African American Film Producer, Actress, and Screenwriter." 2020.Film History 32 (1): 127-155.
- ^ McGilligan, Patrick. Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: the Life of America's First Black Filmmaker. Harper Collins, 2009.
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- Alice B. Russell at the Women Film Pioneers Project
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