Louise Beavers
Actress

Louise Beavers Net Worth

Louise Beavers was an African-American actress in the 1930s and 1940s who was forced to endure demeaning stereotypes in Hollywood. Her breakthrough role was in the 1934 film Imitation of Life, where she played a three-dimensional character of substance and humanity. Despite her success in the role, the movie triggered major controversy and Louise was again forced to retreat into secondary status. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to the Los Angeles area at age 11. She began her career as an extra and eventually gained more visibility, but was usually stuck in the background. She went on to appear in films such as Coquette, Good Sport, She Done Him Wrong, What Price Hollywood?, and Bombshell. In the 1950s, she transferred her talents to the new TV medium, and was one of a number of character actresses hired to play the wise-cracking, problem-solving maid Beulah. She also had a recurring role in Disney's "The Swamp Fox". She made her professional stage debut in San Francisco in 1957 and her last few films were The Goddess, All the Fine Young Cannibals, and The Facts of Life. She passed away in 1962 at age 60 following a heart attack and was posthumously inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day March 08, 1902
Birth Place  Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Age 118 YEARS OLD
Died On October 26, 1962(1962-10-26) (aged 60)\nHollywood, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Aries
Cause of death Heart attack
Resting place Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles
Other names Louise Beaver
Occupation Actress
Years active 1927–1960
Spouse(s) Leroy Moore (m. 1952–1962)(her death)

💰 Net worth

Louise Beavers, a renowned actress and soundtrack artist in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M by the year 2024. Her exceptional talent and impressive body of work have undoubtedly contributed to her financial success. Throughout her career, Louise Beavers has captivated audiences with her remarkable performances, leaving an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. With her diverse roles and contribution to soundtracks, it comes as no surprise that Louise Beavers has achieved a commendable level of financial prosperity.

Famous Quotes:

"Personally, Miss Beavers is just splendid, just as fine as she appears on screen, but she also has a charm all her own, which needs no screen role for recognition. She has a very pleasing personality, one that draws people to her instantly and makes them feel that they are meeting a friend instead of a Hollywood Star.”

Biography/Timeline

1920

Louise Beavers started her career in the 1920s. At the time, black people in films were limited to acting in only very few roles, usually as slaves or domestic help. She played the "mammy" in many of the movies she acted in. She started to gain more attention in the acting world after she played the role of Julia in Coquette, which starred Mary Pickford. In this film she played the black maid and mother figure to a young white woman.

1934

In 1934, Beavers played Delilah in Imitation of Life in a dramatic role. Her character again plays a black maid, but instead of the usual stereotypical comedic or purely functional role, Delilah's story line is a secondary parallel plot. The public reacted positively to Beavers' performance. It was not only a breakthrough for Beavers, but was also “the first time in American cinema history that a black woman's problems were given major emotional weight in a major Hollywood motion picture”. Some in the media recognized the unfairness of Hollywood's double standard regarding race. For Example, California Graphic Magazine wrote, “the Academy could not recognize Miss Beavers. She is black!”

1936

Beavers married Robert Clark in 1936. He later became her manager. She not only worked in movies, but also on "twenty-week tours of theaters that she conducted annually”. Beavers and Clark later divorced and remarried. Much later, in 1952, Beavers married Leroy Moore, who was either an interior designer or a chef (varying sources); they remained married until her death in 1962. She had no children.

1942

In the 1942 movie Holiday Inn, in the performance of "Lincoln's Birthday," there was a big minstrel show number, "Abraham," which featured performances by Bing Crosby (Jim Hardy) in blackface makeup and by Beavers as Mamie. This number, as well as the scene itself, are sometimes cut from the film's show on television, presumably because of the offensiveness of blackface.

1953

Beavers was one of three actresses (including Hattie McDaniel and Ethel Waters) to portray housekeeper Beulah on the Beulah television show. That show was the first television sitcom to star a black person. She also played a maid, Louise, for the first two seasons of The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1955).

1962

In later life, Beavers was plagued by health issues, including diabetes. She died on October 26, 1962, at the age of 60, following a heart attack, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles.

1976

Beavers was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.

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