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Additional authors

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division

Description

1. 2 videocassettes ; 12 in.

Summary

1. The collection consists of two video recordings including Browne presenting at a nursing home, and Jester Hairston on his ninetieth birthday in Estonia; and one record of popular songs.

Subject

1. Browne, Marie Joe, 1902-1999
2. African American women
3. African American actresses
4. African American dramatists
5. African American women entertainers
6. Volunteer workers in education
7. Voluntarism -- United States

Genre/Form

1. Sound recordings.
2. Video recordings.

Call number

1. Sc MRIS Browne 2000-09

Biography (note)

1. Marie Joe Browne (1902-1999) was an African-American dramatic artist, school secretary and a community volunteer. Browne was born in Richmond, Virginia to Joe and Lizz Browne. She lived most of her life in Boston, Massachusetts and relocated to St. Mary's County, Maryland in 1945, remaining there until her death. Browne received her dramatic training from Boston's Helen Boll's Dramatic Studio. At age 24 she made her debut as a monologist and received a very favorable response. During her career she recited the works of established "New Negro" writers and poets, including Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson and Countee Cullen. In 1945, Browne moved to St. Mary's County, Maryland, to work with the USO teaching home economics during World War II. After the war ended, Jarboesville School, where she taught, hired her as the school secretary. In 1954, she was employed by the Spring Ridge Middle School. She retired from there in 1974, at age 72.

Linking entry (note)

1. See the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division for the Marie Joe Browne collection, 1868-1999. (Sc MG 685)

Author

1. Browne, Marie Joe, 1902-1999.

Title

1. Marie Joe Browne audio and moving image collection.

Publisher

1. [2000]

Biography

1. Marie Joe Browne (1902-1999) was an African-American dramatic artist, school secretary and a community volunteer. Browne was born in Richmond, Virginia to Joe and Lizz Browne. She lived most of her life in Boston, Massachusetts and relocated to St. Mary's County, Maryland in 1945, remaining there until her death. Browne received her dramatic training from Boston's Helen Boll's Dramatic Studio. At age 24 she made her debut as a monologist and received a very favorable response. During her career she recited the works of established "New Negro" writers and poets, including Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson and Countee Cullen. In 1945, Browne moved to St. Mary's County, Maryland, to work with the USO teaching home economics during World War II. After the war ended, Jarboesville School, where she taught, hired her as the school secretary. In 1954, she was employed by the Spring Ridge Middle School. She retired from there in 1974, at age 72.

Linking entry

1. See the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division for the Marie Joe Browne collection, 1868-1999. (Sc MG 685)

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid for the collection
2. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.

Research call number

1. Sc MRIS Browne 2000-09