Pearl Bailey, Amanda Stevenson, & Silas Seadler

Amanda S. Stevenson was born on October 24, 1943 at Brooklyn NY to Grace G. Karlsen and Haakon Svendsen, and has siblings John Richard Svendsen, Sandra Amanda (Svendsen) Moseley, and Stewart Haakon Svendsen. Amanda's partner was James Grinnell Blanchard. Amanda's partner was James Willett Moseley, and they had a child Elizabeth Barber Moseley. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Amanda S. Stevenson.

Silas Frank Seadler was the head of advertising for Metro-Goldwin-Mayer for fifty years. He was endlessly cheerful and had a great sense of humor. Si was well known for being a fabulous dancer and movie stars loved to dance with him. At Judy Garland's party at El Morocco after her opening at the Palace on Broadway, she danced with Si Seadler. I was there. In his old age, he became the head of Special Projects for M.G.M. and I helped him publicize movies and have a scrapbook filled with my ideas that came to fruition. He was more fun to be with than anyone else in my life.

Pearl Mae Bailey was born to the Reverend Joseph James Bailey and Ella Mae (Ricks) Bailey. She was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. In 1968, she won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! Pearl married drummer Louie Bellson (m. 1952–1990). She was married two or three times by the age of 30 and her third, or fourth - reports vary - husband was John Randolph Pinkett (m. 1948–1952). They divorced, due to what Pearl claimed was physical abuse, by John. Pearl Bailey had adopted children Dee Dee Jean Bellson and Tony Bellson with final husband Louie Belson.