Myra D. Hemmings

Myra D. Hemmings

ACTRESS

Myra Davis Hemmings was a schoolteacher in the San Antonio public school system for over fifty years; she was also active in the African-American community, particularly in amateur theatrics. She and her husband John formed the Hemmings Players, a group of amateur actors who put on plays and other performances in and about San Antonio. Mrs. Hemmings, a 1913 graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., also earned a master's degree in speech from Northwestern in 1947. She is best known in some circles as one of the founders of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority; her personal papers are on deposit in the archives of the library of University of Texas - San Antonio.
  • When was
    Myra D. Hemmings born?

    Myra D. Hemmings was born on Tuesday, August 30, 1887

  • Where was
    Myra D. Hemmings born?

    Myra D. Hemmings was born in Gonzales, Texas, USA

  • How old was
    Myra D. Hemmings when they died?

    Myra D. Hemmings was 81

  • When did Myra D. Hemmings die?

    Myra D. Hemmings died on
    Sunday, December 8, 1968


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