"To hell with bandannas"
Subtitle: Frances Williams
By: interviewed by Karen Anne Mason and Richard Cándida Smith.
Contributors: Mason, Karen Anne, interviewer.; Smith, Richard Cándida, interviewer.; University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
Publisher: Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Williams, Frances,; Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.; Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham.; Jelliffe, Russell.; Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.; Actors' Equity Association.; Karamu House (Cleveland, Ohio); African American actresses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews.
Genres: Interviews.
Description: The interview begins with William's early life and continues through her career in theater, film and television and her involvement in the African American community in Los Angeles. Major topics discussed include Williams' involvement with Karamu House, her roles in theater and films, personal and professional experiences in the Soviet Union in the 1930's, and her political activism and efforts to promote racial equality in theater and in the motion picture industry.