Biography
Alice Burton Russell (June 30, 1889 β January 1, 1985) was an African-American actress, producer, and the wife of director Oscar Micheaux. She appeared in several films directed by her husband. She was born in 1889 in Maxton, North Carolina. Her parents were M. J. Russell and Robert Russell, who was a prominent newspaper editor, publisher, and politician.Russell and Micheaux married on March 20, 1926, in Montclair, New Jersey.She began her acting career in silent film, starring in her husband's The Broken Violin (1928). She continued to act after talkies predominated. She was mentioned often as A. Burton Russell in credits. In the 1930s, she produced three films by her husband and worked as miscellaneous crew in two films.
Living nearly 100 years, she died in New Rochelle, New York. She was buried in an unmarked grave in Greenwood Cemetery in Rye, New York. Her gravesite is now marked with a stone honoring her achievements in the entertainment industry.
Filmography
all 9
Movies 9
Producer 3
God's Step Children (1938)
Birthright (1938)
Murder In Harlem (1935)
The Girl from Chicago (1932)
The Darktown Revue (1931)
Easy Street (1930)
When Men Betray (1929)
Wages of Sin (1929)
The Broken Violin (1928)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1892-06-30
Deathday1984-12-01 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceMaxton, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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