Lucretia Harris

Lucretia Harris, also known as Lucretia Williams and Lucretia B. H. Rogers, (1873 or 1874 - July 27, 1923) was an actress in the United States. An African American, she had supporting roles during the silent film era. She featured in The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy series of comedy shorts from 1920 until 1921.[1]

Still showing Belle Bennett and Lucretia Harris in The Last Rebel (1918)

Her roles included portraying a mammy in multiple films,[2] a cook,[3] and a maid in the Edgar series.

She was from Alabama.[1] She is buried in the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.[1]

Filmography

References
  1. Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). "Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed". McFarland – via Google Books.
  2. Lazar, Allan; Karlan, Dan; Salter, Jeremy (October 17, 2006). "The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived: How Characters of Fiction, Myth, Legends, Television, and Movies Have Shaped Our Society, Changed Our Behavior, and Set the Course of History". HarperCollins – via Google Books.
  3. "Photoplay". Macfadden Publications. June 22, 1920 – via Google Books.
  4. "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. June 22, 1918 – via Google Books.
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