People named Louise Beavers

Film and television actress Louise Beavers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was part of an act called “Lady Minstrels” before moving to Los Angeles to begin her film career in the silent films, “Gold Diggers” (1923) and “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (1927). Beavers appeared in more than 100 films between 1929 and 1960, playing the role most available to the few African American actresses able to work steadily in Hollywood: maid to the white female star. However, in the 1934 adaptation of “Imitation of Life” in 1934, Beavers and Claudette Colbert both played characters dealing with “the demands of single parenthood and careers.” Like her cousin, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company co-founder, George Beavers, Jr., Louise Beavers was a prominent and active member of the African American community in Los Angeles. She was involved in community functions, from the People’s Independent Church, where she helped develop the theater program of the Young People’s Lyceum, to the 1939 public ceremonies celebrating the development of the all-black resort, Val Verde County Park. In the 1940s, as a resident of the affluent enclave in the West Adams district of Los Angeles known as “Sugar Hill,” Louise Beavers also played a role in history. Beavers’s neighbors included actors Hattie McDaniel, Ethel Waters, Joel Fluellen and Frances Williams; businessmen Norman O. Houston and Horace Clark; musicians Ben Carter, Pearl Bailey and Juan Tizon. When an association of white homeowners brought suit against black property owners in the area, claiming they were in violation of the city’s racially restrictive covenant system, and demanding that the city enforce the covenants, attorney Loren Miller led the class action suit against the whites. The California Superior Court issued a judgment on December 6, 1945 stating that the black plaintiffs were accorded full rights guaranteed under the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This helped pave the way for Shelley v. Kramer, the 1948 Supreme Court decision that legally blocked enforcement of racial housing covenants. Louise Beavers’s career culminated in the television roles “Beulah” (1952 –1953) and as the housekeeper on “The Danny Thomas Show” (1953-1954). In 1976, she was inducted posthumously into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

Louise Beavers of TX was born circa 1949. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Louise (Ivy) Beavers.

Louise Beavers of Wilson, Carter County, OK was born on May 15, 1922, and died at age 70 years old on July 11, 1992.

Louise Beavers of Kennedale, Tarrant County, TX was born on April 1, 1922, and died at age 78 years old on January 20, 2001.

Louise W Beavers of Pacific, Franklin County, MO was born on October 5, 1919, and died at age 87 years old on January 30, 2007.

Louise Beavers of Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas was born on May 9, 1918, and died at age 90 years old on June 12, 2008.

Louise W Beavers of Littlefield, Lamb County, TX was born on May 12, 1917, and died at age 76 years old in October 1993.

Louise Beavers of Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, TX was born on May 13, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on September 29, 2001.

Louise Beavers of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas was born on December 12, 1913, and died at age 73 years old in August 1987.

Louise E Beavers of Knoxville, Knox County, TN was born on August 21, 1928, and died at age 79 years old on May 23, 2008.

Louise Beavers of Louisville, Jefferson County, KY was born on June 12, 1920, and died at age 70 years old on April 17, 1991.

Louise Beavers of Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland was born on March 15, 1889, and died at age 83 years old in March 1972.

Louise W Beavers of Austell, Cobb County, GA was born on October 7, 1914, and died at age 84 years old on March 12, 1999.

Louise Beavers of War, McDowell County, West Virginia was born on May 8, 1900, and died at age 80 years old in March 1981.

Louise S Beavers of Bishop, Tazewell County, VA was born on October 7, 1923, and died at age 65 years old on January 7, 1989.

Louise M Beavers of Bastian, Bland County, VA was born on September 21, 1925, and died at age 77 years old on September 23, 2002.

Louise Beavers of Flemington, Hunterdon County, NJ was born on November 19, 1911, and died at age 92 years old on December 1, 2003.