Mildred's Fatburgers Posted by Beth Daniels on March 4, 2014

Born Louise Ellen Beavers, Cincinnati, OH, March 8, 1902 Well, I was going to delve into the life and career of the excellent Louise Beavers, but I see that there is already a thorough and well-written article by Cliff Aliperti on his site, immortalephemera.com, which I heartily rec   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on September 22, 2012

Louise Beavers, What A Character! This post is written in conjunction with the What A Character! blogathon hosted by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled, and Paula's Cinema Club. Louise Beavers' career as one of the best character actresses of classic Hollywood spanned from 1927-1960.   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 10, 2010

Louise Beavers is one of my favorite African American figures from classic Hollywood, because her real life so thoroughly contradicts her screen image. In nearly all of her films she was a domestic—usually a maid, sometimes a cook. She was jolly, open-hearted, laidback and plump. Off screen,   read more