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Theora Stephens 1926 - 1994

Theora (Johnson) Stephens of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA was born on July 25, 1926 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas United States, and died at age 68 years old on September 16, 1994 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA. Theora Stephens was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood.

Theora (Johnson) Stephens
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA 90037
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July 25, 1926
Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, United States
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September 16, 1994
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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    Theora (Johnson) Stephens, born July 24th, 1926 in Beaumont, Texas, was born to Isiah Johnson, age 34, and Eola B. Phillips, age 24. Both of her parents were born in Louisiana. At the time of Theora's birth, her father was a common laborer and her mother was a housewife. Theora Johnson, age 23, married Earl Stephens, age 28, on February 12th, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. In the early 1950's, Theora must have been active on the social scene in Los Angeles since she was mentioned in an article in Los Angeles' California Eagle newspaper. See LA-TOW-KI-CU-WAS. In 1980, Theora Stephens, a hair dresser, patented a "more efficient pressing and curling iron."
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    1926

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    July 25, 1926
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    Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas United States
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Theora was born in Texas and raised in Southern California, dying in Los Angeles, California at the age of 68. She is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.

  • Professional Career

    Theora was a hairdresser who created a more efficient and useful curling iron, patenting it in the 1980s.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Theora was a black woman who innovated the hair curler and turned it into what is now the modern day hair curler. Theora (Johnson) Stephens, born July 24th, 1926 in Beaumont, Texas, was born to Isiah Johnson, age 34, and Eola B. Phillips, age 24. Both of her parents were born in Louisiana. When she was born, her father was a common laborer and her mother was a housewife. Theora Johnson, age 23, married Earl Stephens, age 28, on February 12th, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. She was a hairdresser who also invented a better version of the pressing/curling iron and in the early 1980's patented her design.
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    September 16, 1994
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    Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California 90301, United States
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Theora Stephens
A photo of Theora Stephens. a hairdresser who, in the early 1980s had an idea for a better hair curler and patented her idea.
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Photo of Kathy Pinna Kathy Pinna
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LA-TOW-KI-CU-WAS
The charming members of the La-Tow-Ki-Cu- Was club are out for "big things" this year . . . They are Shirley Clark, Louversa Harris, Helen Davis, Bernadine Butler, Theora Stephens, Pearl Lear, Theresa Coffey, Future Charls with Evelyn Lear, who has thoughts of John Harold Brooks on her mind. Keep up with your ON THE SCENE reporter for future dates and places for these thrilling events under the auspices of the Club LA- TOW-KI-CU-WAS.

- California Eagle (Los Angeles, California) Thursday, January 17, 1952 on page 14.
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Johnson, Philander (Born Jan 10, 1882) Johnson, Kenneth (Born Sep 25, 1902) Johnson, Frank Johnson, Clarissa (Born Apr 14, 1839) Johnson, James (Born Oct 28, 1875) Johnson, Lucinda (Born Jan 15, 1875) Johnson, Lettie (Born Mar 11, 1888) Johnson, Francis Johnson, Mary Elizabeth (Born Aug 7, 1902) Johnson, Granvil (Born Nov 1881)
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