Poet, Actress, Composer, Playwright and Radio Personality. Born Alice C. Harris in Arkansas, she was the seventh of ten children born to Reverend S.L. Harris, well known minister of Phillips Chapel CME Church in South Los Angeles. She arrived in Los Angeles in 1909, and attended Texas College in Tyler, and studied piano at USC's School of Music. In 1923, she became the the first black soloist to sing on a Los Angeles radio program, In 1928, she produced the first black chorus performance in Hollywood. Between 1940-1942 she was the director and announcer of "The Gold Hour" on radio station KGFJ. In 1943 she served with the American Women Veteran Services and arranged a morale-building tour of the armed forces during WWII. In 1958 she produced a play held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater titled, "We're On Our Way." Other plays included "We've Come a Long Way." In her later years she developed a non-profit project named "The Opportunity Workshop for Cultural Development of the Youths and Adults of the Community." In 1973, The A. C. Bilbrew branch of the LA County Library in Watts, California was named in her honor.
Poet, Actress, Composer, Playwright and Radio Personality. Born Alice C. Harris in Arkansas, she was the seventh of ten children born to Reverend S.L. Harris, well known minister of Phillips Chapel CME Church in South Los Angeles. She arrived in Los Angeles in 1909, and attended Texas College in Tyler, and studied piano at USC's School of Music. In 1923, she became the the first black soloist to sing on a Los Angeles radio program, In 1928, she produced the first black chorus performance in Hollywood. Between 1940-1942 she was the director and announcer of "The Gold Hour" on radio station KGFJ. In 1943 she served with the American Women Veteran Services and arranged a morale-building tour of the armed forces during WWII. In 1958 she produced a play held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater titled, "We're On Our Way." Other plays included "We've Come a Long Way." In her later years she developed a non-profit project named "The Opportunity Workshop for Cultural Development of the Youths and Adults of the Community." In 1973, The A. C. Bilbrew branch of the LA County Library in Watts, California was named in her honor.
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