Willor Lee Guilford
Willor Lee Guilford | |
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| Born | January 13, 1912 |
Willor Lee Guilford (January 13, 1912 - ?)[1] was an African American actress. She had substantial parts in several films including at least three Oscar Micheaux films.
Career
[edit]She portrayed the victim of a stalker in Ten Minutes to Live.[2] In the film, she receives a note from the villain telling her she will be killed in 10 minutes.[3]
Later life
[edit]Guilford opened a millinery shop in Brooklyn, New York ("Willor's Hat Shop") after retiring from her film career. She eventually retired to Jacksonville, Florida.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- Easy Street (1930)[4][5]
- A Daughter of the Congo (1930)[6]
- Ten Minutes to Live (1932)[7] as Letha Watkins[8]
- Veiled Aristocrats (1932)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Willor Lee Guilford". IMDb. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Brody, Richard (12 August 2016). "Oscar Micheaux, the First Black Auteur". The New Yorker.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (June 19, 1995). "Swanson's Rarely Seen 'Queen Kelly' to Screen". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Staff, America Film Institute; Gevinson, Alan; Institute, American Film; Afi, American Film (August 7, 1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gevinson, Alan (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520209640.
- ^ Richards, Larry (17 September 2015). African American Films Through 1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ MacDonald, Scott (August 7, 2009). Adventures of Perception: Cinema as Exploration : Essays/interviews. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520258549 – via Google Books.
External links
[edit]- "Preview Clip: Ten Minutes to Live" featuring Willor Lee Guilford