#hildasimms

Celebrating Day 16 of Black History Month with another little known performer #HildaSimms - Simms (April 15, 1918 – February 6, 1994) was an African-American stage actress, best known for her starring role on Broadway in the controversial drama Anna Lucasta. Originally written for an all-white cast, Simms portrayed a middle-class woman struggling to regain her respectability after falling into a life of prostitution. The theatrical version of Anna Lucasta is considered the first drama featuring African American actors to explore a theme un-related to racial tensions. #FirstLeadingAfricanAmericanActress #HildaSimms #Broadway #AmericanNegroTheater #AnnaLucasta #BlackHistoryMonth #JoeLouis #Actor https://www.instagram.com/p/CLWy4vwnFti/?igshid=apz5o36p6dtv

Reposted from @vintageblackglamour - Cheers to the weekend! This is Hilda Simms (in a glam shot circa 1947), the pioneering actress/activist best known for her starring role in the first all-black production of Anna Lucasta on Broadway. SWIPE LEFT to see the beautiful shot of her that I included in my first VBG book. Don't forget that you can get 25% off right now on my Vintage Black Glamour books with the code VBGHOLIDAY17 (deal ends on Dec. 13th!) #HildaSimms #vintageblackglamour #VBGholiday #VBGholiday17 #booksasgifts @i_lex_project - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/Br7mRf0FuCD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a9nrgrhnxdpv

#TbT #throwbackthursday Actress Hilda Simms on the cover of #HueMagazine January 1954! #hildasimms From @colorful_oldhollywood