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rose -lrb- 1935 -rrb- mcclendon as medea photographed by carl van vechten 12 july 1936 new york , new york rosalie virginia scott new york , new york 220px 27 august 1884 rose-mcclendon-medea . jpg rose mcclendon
 rose mcclendon mount hope cemetery -lrb- hastings-on-hudson -rrb-
rose mcclendon

rose mcclendon -lrb- august 27 , 1884 -- july 12 , 1936 -rrb- was a leading african-american broadway actress of the 1920s .
a founder of the negro people 's theatre , she guided the creation of the federal theatre project 's african american theatre units nationwide and briefly co-directed the new york negro theater unit .
