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Isabel Washington. Actress: St. Louis Blues. Isabel Washington was born on 23 May 1908 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. She was an actress, known for St. Louis Blues (1929), Adam Clayton Powell (1989) and Dave Apollon and His Russian Stars (1929).
REMEMBERING ISABEL WASHINGTON POWELL! Today, May 23rd, we acknowledge the life and times of Isabel "Belle" Geraldine Washington Powell (May 23, 1908 - May 4, 2008); an African-American dancer and...
1. Mai 2007 · Isabel Geraldine Washington Powell Birth 23 May 1908. Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Death 1 May 2007 (aged 98) Harlem, New York County, New York, USA Burial . Burial Details Unknown Add to Map. Memorial ID 19495309 19495309 · Vi ...
1. Mai 2007 · Isabel "Belle" Geraldine Washington Powell (May 23, 1908 – May 1, 2007) was a dancer, showgirl, and actress during the Harlem Renaissance. She was the first wife of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and after their divorce, she went on to work in the Harlem public school system.
Isabel Washington Powell Some 250 people gathered Sunday on a glorious late-summer day to honor Ms. Isabel Powell, the matriarch of the Powell family, and the memory of Cong. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. A diverse crowd gathered to pay their respects to Ms. Powell and to take part in the making of history as the Heritage Trail dedicated its 17th site.
The papers of singer, actress, and teacher Isabel Washington Powell document her career in show business, her marriage to Adam Clayton Powell Jr, and her later teaching career in New York City public schools. The collection is .2 linear feet and dates from 1929-1981. It includes correspondence, news clippings, a scrapbook, photographs, and other miscellaneous items pertaining to Powell's life ...
Powell's father objected to the marriage, as Washington was Catholic, but she converted and the wedding drew 3,000 spectators. Isabel Powell assisted her husband in his early career, during which he was elected to New York City Council, became the senior minister at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, and in 1944, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives .
