Willor Lee Guilford (January 13, 1912 - ?)
was an African American actress. She had substantial parts in several films including at least three
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled ...
films.
Career
She portrayed the victim of a stalker in ''
Ten Minutes to Live''. In the film, she receives a note from the villain telling her she will be killed in 10 minutes.
Later life
Guilford opened a
millinery
Hat-making or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter.
Historically, milliners, typically women shopkeepers, produced or imported an inventory of g ...
shop in Brooklyn, New York ("Willor's Hat Shop") after retiring from her film career. She eventually retired to Jacksonville, Florida.
Filmography
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Easy Street'' (1930)
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A Daughter of the Congo
''A Daughter of the Congo'' is a 1930 race film directed, written and produced by Oscar Micheaux. The film is loosely based on the novel ''The American Cavalryman'' (1917), by African-American novelist and playwright Henry Francis Downing. It i ...
'' (1930)
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Ten Minutes to Live'' (1932) as Letha Watkins
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Veiled Aristocrats
''Veiled Aristocrats'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code race film written, directed, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux. The film deals with the theme of " passing" by mixed-race African Americans to avoid racial discrimination. It is a rema ...
'' (1932)
References
External links
"Preview Clip: Ten Minutes to Live"featuring Willor Lee Guilford
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20th-century American actresses
American milliners
Businesspeople from Brooklyn
Actresses from Florida
Actresses from Brooklyn
1912 births
Year of death missing