Ida Anderson was an actress on stage and screen.
She was part of the Lafayette Players. She also performed with the Anita Bush stock company, the Charles Gilpin Players, and the Quality Amusement company.
Anderson was from Culpeper, Virginia. She married and later separated from her teacher, Charles H. Anderson. Alfred Chester performed with the Ida Anderson Players.
Anderson died on January 29, 1942 at the age of 54.
Filmography
- Secret Sorrow (1921), a REOL Productions film
- A Son of Satan (1924) (working title *Ghost of Tolston’s Manor)
- Gayety (1929), a Vitaphone short
References
- Peterson, Bernard L.; Gore, Lena Mcphatter (1997). The African American Theatre Directory, 1816-1960: A Comprehensive Guide to Early Black Theatre Organizations, Companies, Theatres, and Performing Groups. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313295379.
- ^ "Mourn Death of Talented N.Y. Actress". The Pittsburgh Courier. 31 January 1942. p. 21. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- Torriano Berry, S.; Berry, Venise T. (7 May 2015). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442247024.
- Manchel, Frank (2007). Every Step a Struggle: Interviews with Seven who Shaped the African-American Image in Movies. New Academia Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9780978771300.
- Soister, John T.; Nicolella, Henry; Joyce, Steve (10 January 2014). American Silent Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Feature Films, 1913-1929. McFarland. ISBN 9780786487905.
- "A Son of Satan (1924)". AFI|Catalog.
- Sampson, Henry T. (30 October 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512.
External links
- Ida Anderson at IMDb