Birthday
1887-09-08
Deathday
1970-02-20
Place of Birth
Idlewild, Michigan, USA

Lottie Grady

Acting

Biography

Lottie Grady was a well known African American stage actress of the early 20th century. Originally from the south side of Chicago, she was a talented singer, dancer, and actress who soon rose to the higher levels of her profession. She performed on stage with the likes of Bert Williams (1904's show "Lode of Kole"), Jesse Shipp and S. H. Dudley ("The smart set") before returning to her hometown and becoming the leading lady of the Pekin Theatre stock company, a collection of actors and actresses who produced and performed in plays and other dramatic presentations, many written by African-Americ...

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