Opal D. Cooper (1889 – 1974) was an African American actor and singer. Though little remembered today, in the years immediately after World War I Cooper "was without question the most aclaimed black dramatic actor in the recent history of the American stage". [1]
Personal and professional papers relating to him are held in the Opal Cooper collection at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library. [2]
References
- ^ Micharl A. Morrison (Fall 2012). "Emperors before Gilpin: Opal Cooper and Paul Robeson". Eugene O'Neill Review. 33 (2): 159–. doi: 10.5325/eugeoneirevi.33.2.0159. S2CID 160712810.
- ^ "Opal Cooper collection". The New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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