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Evans, Estelle, 1906-1985

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Personal name headingEvans, Estelle, 1906-1985
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Variant(s)Rolle, Estelle, 1906-1985
Associated countryUnited States
Associated placePompano Beach (Fla.) West Indies, British
LocatedNew York (N.Y.)
Birth date1906-10-01
Death date1985-07-20
Place of birthNassau (Bahamas)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityActing Education
AffiliationNegro Actors Guild of America American Negro Theatre
Profession or occupationActors Acting teachers
Found inThe learning tree [VR], 1969, c2011 (Estelle Evans; actress)
Internet Movie Database, Apr. 29, 2011 (Estelle Evans; b. Oct. 1, 1906 in Rolle Town, Bahamas; d. July 20, 1985 in New York City; actress ; active 1948-1984)
The quiet one, 1949: credits (cast, Estelle Evans)
The Pittsburgh courier, January 29, 1949 viewed May 31, 2024 via ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers p. 22 (The Quiet One, excellent screen fare; includes Estelle Evans of NAG [Negro Actors Guild] as the mother)
Find a Grave WWW site viewed May 31, 2024 (Estelle Evans; Estelle Rolle; born, October 1, 1906 in Nassau, Bahamas; died, July 20, 1985 in New York, N.Y.; burial, Westview Community Cemetery, Pompano Beach Florida; known for "To Kill a Mockingbird", 1962; an acting teacher in New York for nearly two decades)
New York, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1882-1944 viewed May 31, 2024 via Ancestry.com (Estelle Bernice Evans; Estelle Bernice Rolle; born, October 1, 1906 in British West Indies; spouse, Walter Alexander Evans; residence, New York, N.Y.)
Apple TV WWW site, viewed May 31, 2024 (Estelle Evans; original member of the American Negro Theater; studied with Oceola Archer with Sidney Poitier, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Harry Belefonte; sister of actress Esther Rolle)
Associated languageeng