Louis
Winston
Douglas
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Marion Abigail (Cook) Douglas
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 50
in New York City, New York, United States
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Biography
Louis Douglas is Notable.
Louis Winston Douglas was a dancer, choreographer, and music businessman.He performed in shows throughout Europe and South American. He also choreographed revues at the Casino de Paris from 1933 to 1936. [1]
Louis was born in 1889 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Frederick Douglas and Ella Miles.[2] In 1900 he was living with his parents, Fred and Ella Douglas, in Philadelphia.[3]
He married Marion A Cook, daughter of composer William Mercer Cook and actress Abbie Mitchell, in England in 1919.[4]
He passed away in 1939.
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Louis Winston Douglas
- ↑
Social Security:
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Ancestry Record 60901 #11811142 (accessed 17 April 2023)
Name: Lewis Winston Douglas; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 14 May 1889; Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Father: Frederick Douglas; Mother: Ella Miles; Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as LEWIS WINSTON DOUGLAS. - ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1454; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0122
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #37462022 (accessed 17 April 2023)
Louis Douglas (11), single son, School, in household of Fred Douglas (33) in Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Virginia, USA. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005"
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7a; Page: 1835
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8753 #65644039 (accessed 17 April 2023)
Marion A Cook marriage to Lewis W Douglas registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1919 in Grimsby.
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