Libby Taylor

Libby Taylor (April 20, 1902 - August 23, 1961) was an African American character actress of the stage and screen who was active in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1950s.^[1][2]

Libby Taylor
Born	Elizabeth A. Taylor April 20, 1902 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	August 23, 1961 (aged 59) Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

In 1933, while working as a struggling actress in Harlem, she accepted Mae West's offer to become West's personal maid.^[3] West in turn helped Taylor get roles in Hollywood films. This arrangement lasted for several years.^[4][5][6] When Taylor had a stroke in 1955, she told reporters that contrary to the headlines, West had not been helping her financially.^[7]

Selected filmography

• Bright Road (1953)
• Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
• Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
• You're My Everything (1949)
• Another Part of the Forest (1948)
• The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
• The Perfect Marriage (1946)
• Cinderella Jones (1946)
• My Gal Sal (1942)
• Flight from Destiny (1941)
• Blonde Inspiration (1941)
• Santa Fe Trail (1941)
• The Howards of Virginia (1940)
• The Great McGinty (1940)
• Babes in Arms (1939)
• Secrets of an Actress (1938)
• Smashing the Rackets (1938)
• Woman Against Woman (1938)
• The Buccaneer (1938)
• The Good Old Soak (1937)
• Three Smart Girls (1936)
• Libeled Lady (1936)
• Lucky Corrigan (1936)
• Stage Struck (1936)
• Diamond Jim (1935)
• Every Night at Eight (1935)
• Shanghai (1935)
• Black Sheep (1935)
• Star of Midnight (1935)
• Transient Lady (1935)
• Sweet Music (1935)
• Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
• Society Doctor (1935)
• I'm No Angel (1933)
• Ann Carver's Profession (1933)
• The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)