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Leigh Whipper

                  Leigh  Whipper    by Dale Shields Leigh Rollin Whipper  The first Black member of Actors Equity Association. The founder of the Negro Actors Guild. The Negro Division the Hollywood Victory Committee.   * Born in (1876) Charleston, South Carolina * Died (1975)  New York City, New York. …

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