Madaline Lee (October 28, 1902 – January 10, 1974) was a mid 20th century American actress, best known for her role as secretary Genevieve Blue on the Amos 'n' Andy radio program,[1] and for her peripheral involvement in a blacklisting scandal in the 1940s.[2]
Madaline Lee | |
|---|---|
 Lee in 1942 | |
| Born | October 28, 1902 |
| Died | January 10, 1974 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Radio actress |
Madaline Basford was born on October 28, 1902[3] in Texas.[4]
She died at The Ravenswood and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[5]
References edit
- ^ Sterling, C. (2 December 2003). Encyclopedia of Radio. Taylor & Francis. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-57958-249-4. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Lemmens, Cheryl. "Black, white, and red all over: the US radio and television blacklist as annotated index." The Indexer 35.3 (2017): 98-109.
- ^ Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 26 November 2019), Madaline Basford.
- ^ 1910 U.S. census, Bastrop County, Texas, population schedule, Elgin, enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 2B, dwelling 42, family 44, William O Basford; digital images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 25 November 2019); FHL microfilm 1375542.
- ^ "Funeral Scheduled for Madaline Lee Basford". Van Nuys Valley News. January 18, 1974.