Osceola Archer

Biography

Osceola Marie Adams (née Macarthy; June 13, 1890 – November 11, 1983), known professionally as Osceola Archer, was an American actress and fashion designer who was one of the first Black actresses to appear on Broadway in Between Two Worlds in 1934. She was director of some three dozen productions at the Putnam County Playhouse, about which actor Carl Harms noted she was likely also the first African-American director of summer stock. Adams was known as one of the Howard University student co-founders of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

Explore Wikipedia contributors ↗