Spence, Eulalie

Spence, Eulalie
(1894-1981)
   Born in the British West Indies, the African American writer and teacher came with her parents to Brooklyn as a child, focused on her studies, and earned an M.A. at Columbia University in 1939. She was an inspiring high school teacher in Brooklyn while becoming actively involved in theatre as an actress, director, and playwright. Several of her plays were published, including Foreign Mail and The Starter (both in 1927) and Undertow (1929). The KRIGWA Players produced Her! and Fool's Errand (both in 1927).

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