Actress. Dancer.
Mildred Washington in the 1920's and 1930's was a popular entertainer and Hollywood actress. She grew up in Houston, Texas and while a teenager her and her family moved to Los Angeles. She graduated from Los Angeles High School where she was an honor student and valedictorian. She became smitten with show business as soon as she graduated from high school and because of her gift of dancing and vivacious personality she became a popular attraction in vaudeville and in musicals. She became one of the most popular dancers of the West Coast finding fame at Sebastian's Cotton Club, the first successful black nightclub of Los Angeles where many of Hollywood's biggest stars frequented, not only was Mildred a headliner of the club, she became a choreographer, stage director, and producer at the club. Mildred then ventured into acting and worked for many of Hollywood's major studios, Paramount, Fox, RKO, Universal, and MGM. Her claim to fame in movies was she appeared in Hollywood's first black cast film "Hearts In Dixie" where Mildred received favorable reviews for her beauty, charm, and magnetic personality. Mildred appeared in other pre-code Hollywood films with some of the biggest stars of the time as a maid but never degraded herself, she was praised for always playing her roles as a true actress with class and glamour, not a stereotype, and though she had small parts, she always gave memorable performances. Mildred's last successful film and one of her last screen appearances was in "Torch Singer" starring Claudette Colbert. Mildred played Claudette's sassy, sexy, witty maid who is more then just a maid but a confidante to Claudette, Mildred played the role with her signature exuberance and vitality. On March 10, 1933, California's most disastrous earthquake tragically cut short Mildred's life and blooming career. During one of California's most severe earthquakes Mildred fell while running for cover from Grauman's Chinese Theater. She attracted appendicitis from the fall. Mildred died a few months later on September 7, 1933, on a Thursday afternoon at the White Memorial Hospital. The death was caused by peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis. Mildred died young at the age of 28 but lived a full life and left behind many movies so her talent will live on. Her other achievements in life was she spoke fluent Spanish and French. She had two years at University of California at Los Angeles and also studied at Columbia University. She left behind a brother, sister, and a daughter.
Mildred Washington in the 1920's and 1930's was a popular entertainer and Hollywood actress. She grew up in Houston, Texas and while a teenager her and her family moved to Los Angeles. She graduated from Los Angeles High School where she was an honor student and valedictorian. She became smitten with show business as soon as she graduated from high school and because of her gift of dancing and vivacious personality she became a popular attraction in vaudeville and in musicals. She became one of the most popular dancers of the West Coast finding fame at Sebastian's Cotton Club, the first successful black nightclub of Los Angeles where many of Hollywood's biggest stars frequented, not only was Mildred a headliner of the club, she became a choreographer, stage director, and producer at the club. Mildred then ventured into acting and worked for many of Hollywood's major studios, Paramount, Fox, RKO, Universal, and MGM. Her claim to fame in movies was she appeared in Hollywood's first black cast film "Hearts In Dixie" where Mildred received favorable reviews for her beauty, charm, and magnetic personality. Mildred appeared in other pre-code Hollywood films with some of the biggest stars of the time as a maid but never degraded herself, she was praised for always playing her roles as a true actress with class and glamour, not a stereotype, and though she had small parts, she always gave memorable performances. Mildred's last successful film and one of her last screen appearances was in "Torch Singer" starring Claudette Colbert. Mildred played Claudette's sassy, sexy, witty maid who is more then just a maid but a confidante to Claudette, Mildred played the role with her signature exuberance and vitality. On March 10, 1933, California's most disastrous earthquake tragically cut short Mildred's life and blooming career. During one of California's most severe earthquakes Mildred fell while running for cover from Grauman's Chinese Theater. She attracted appendicitis from the fall. Mildred died a few months later on September 7, 1933, on a Thursday afternoon at the White Memorial Hospital. The death was caused by peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis. Mildred died young at the age of 28 but lived a full life and left behind many movies so her talent will live on. Her other achievements in life was she spoke fluent Spanish and French. She had two years at University of California at Los Angeles and also studied at Columbia University. She left behind a brother, sister, and a daughter.
Actress. Dancer.
Mildred Washington in the 1920's and 1930's was a popular entertainer and Hollywood actress. She grew up in Houston, Texas and while a teenager her and her family moved to Los Angeles. She graduated from Los Angeles High School where she was an honor student and valedictorian. She became smitten with show business as soon as she graduated from high school and because of her gift of dancing and vivacious personality she became a popular attraction in vaudeville and in musicals. She became one of the most popular dancers of the West Coast finding fame at Sebastian's Cotton Club, the first successful black nightclub of Los Angeles where many of Hollywood's biggest stars frequented, not only was Mildred a headliner of the club, she became a choreographer, stage director, and producer at the club. Mildred then ventured into acting and worked for many of Hollywood's major studios, Paramount, Fox, RKO, Universal, and MGM. Her claim to fame in movies was she appeared in Hollywood's first black cast film "Hearts In Dixie" where Mildred received favorable reviews for her beauty, charm, and magnetic personality. Mildred appeared in other pre-code Hollywood films with some of the biggest stars of the time as a maid but never degraded herself, she was praised for always playing her roles as a true actress with class and glamour, not a stereotype, and though she had small parts, she always gave memorable performances. Mildred's last successful film and one of her last screen appearances was in "Torch Singer" starring Claudette Colbert. Mildred played Claudette's sassy, sexy, witty maid who is more then just a maid but a confidante to Claudette, Mildred played the role with her signature exuberance and vitality. On March 10, 1933, California's most disastrous earthquake tragically cut short Mildred's life and blooming career. During one of California's most severe earthquakes Mildred fell while running for cover from Grauman's Chinese Theater. She attracted appendicitis from the fall. Mildred died a few months later on September 7, 1933, on a Thursday afternoon at the White Memorial Hospital. The death was caused by peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis. Mildred died young at the age of 28 but lived a full life and left behind many movies so her talent will live on. Her other achievements in life was she spoke fluent Spanish and French. She had two years at University of California at Los Angeles and also studied at Columbia University. She left behind a brother, sister, and a daughter.
Mildred Washington in the 1920's and 1930's was a popular entertainer and Hollywood actress. She grew up in Houston, Texas and while a teenager her and her family moved to Los Angeles. She graduated from Los Angeles High School where she was an honor student and valedictorian. She became smitten with show business as soon as she graduated from high school and because of her gift of dancing and vivacious personality she became a popular attraction in vaudeville and in musicals. She became one of the most popular dancers of the West Coast finding fame at Sebastian's Cotton Club, the first successful black nightclub of Los Angeles where many of Hollywood's biggest stars frequented, not only was Mildred a headliner of the club, she became a choreographer, stage director, and producer at the club. Mildred then ventured into acting and worked for many of Hollywood's major studios, Paramount, Fox, RKO, Universal, and MGM. Her claim to fame in movies was she appeared in Hollywood's first black cast film "Hearts In Dixie" where Mildred received favorable reviews for her beauty, charm, and magnetic personality. Mildred appeared in other pre-code Hollywood films with some of the biggest stars of the time as a maid but never degraded herself, she was praised for always playing her roles as a true actress with class and glamour, not a stereotype, and though she had small parts, she always gave memorable performances. Mildred's last successful film and one of her last screen appearances was in "Torch Singer" starring Claudette Colbert. Mildred played Claudette's sassy, sexy, witty maid who is more then just a maid but a confidante to Claudette, Mildred played the role with her signature exuberance and vitality. On March 10, 1933, California's most disastrous earthquake tragically cut short Mildred's life and blooming career. During one of California's most severe earthquakes Mildred fell while running for cover from Grauman's Chinese Theater. She attracted appendicitis from the fall. Mildred died a few months later on September 7, 1933, on a Thursday afternoon at the White Memorial Hospital. The death was caused by peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis. Mildred died young at the age of 28 but lived a full life and left behind many movies so her talent will live on. Her other achievements in life was she spoke fluent Spanish and French. She had two years at University of California at Los Angeles and also studied at Columbia University. She left behind a brother, sister, and a daughter.
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