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Eulalie Spence
Eulalie Spence (June 11, 1894〔 – March 7, 1981) was a black writer, teacher, director, actress and playwright from the British West Indies. She was an influential member of the Harlem Renaissance, writing fourteen plays, at least five of which were published.〔(Eulalie Spence papers, 1926-1991. ) New York Public Library. Retrieved October 22, 2012. (website lists two different birth dates- 1884 and 1894. Date of 1894 is used for this article.)〕 Spence, who described herself as a "folk dramatist" who made plays for fun and entertainment,〔 was considered one of the most experienced female playwrights before the 1950s,〔Perkins, Kathy A. (Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays Before 1950. ) Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1990. ISBN 0253113660. ''Google Books.'' Retrieved October 27, 2012.〕 and received more recognition than other black playwrights of the Harlem Renaissance period, winning several competitions.〔 She presented several plays with W.E.B. Du Bois' Krigwa Players, of which she was a member from 1926 to 1928.〔 Spence was also a mentor to theatrical producer Joseph Papp, founder of The Public Theater and the accompanying festival currently known as Shakespeare in the Park.〔Zara, Christopher. ("Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep Pitch in for Public Theater Reboot." ) ''International Business Times'', October 5, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.〕
==Early life==
Spence was born on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies on June 11, 1894, to Robert and Eno Lake Spence,〔 the oldest of seven girls. She spent her formative years on her father's sugar plantation.〔Shafer, Yvonne. "Eulalie Spence." (African American Dramatists: An A to Z Guide. ) Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (Ed.) Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2004. ISBN 0313322333. 429-434. ''Google Books.'' Retrieved October 25, 2012.〕 The plantation was destroyed by a hurricane,〔 and she moved to New York with her family in 1902, living in Harlem before eventually settling in Brooklyn.〔〔 Her niece Patricia Hart, described Spence as "prim, proper and ultracorrect in speech and dress, yes – but she was gentle, generous and loving and the backbone of a family of seven girls."〔〔 Because of her father's difficulty in finding steady employment, Spence and her family lived in meager circumstances, crowded in a small apartment in Brooklyn. Poverty forced their mother to make clothes from discarded uniform fabric at the school where she worked, and there was a great sense of loss when their father "gave up his dream of returning to their homeland."〔 Moreover, she was quite aware that West Indians were not welcomed by the indigenous black population. Despite her difficult circumstances, Spence had many positive influences, particularly from her mother. Spence's mother often read to her as a child, and the strong, independent nature she displayed, served as a model for Spence, both in her own life and in the female characters she created in her plays.〔
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