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saydesole · 2 months

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Happy Black History 🫶🏽

Their names are presented below, in chronological order from top to bottom.

Diahann Caroll(Actress & Singer)

Lena Horne(Actress & Singer)

Ja’net Dubois(Actress)

Ethel Waters(Singer & Actress)

Mahalia Jackson(Singer)

Della Reese(Actress & Singer)

Etta Drucilla Guyse known by Sheila Guyse (Actress & Singer)

Sallie Blair( Singer)

Joyce Bryant (Singer & Dancer)

Billie Holiday (Singer)

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attaboyluther · 1 year

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Sheila Guyse was an actress, and singer during the 1940s and 1950s. She was born Etta Drucille Guyse, on July 14, 1925, in Forest, Mississippi. Her parents, Wilbert Vincent Guyse and Ethel Williams, separated and divorced shortly after she was born. Guyse was raised by her paternal grandparents, Charity and Fred Guyse, and attended the Scott County Vocational School in Mississippi where she developed an interest in singing. In 1945, Guyse moved to New York to pursue her dreams, and stayed with her father and stepmother in Manhattan.

Guyse got her first job at a dime store in 125th street, across the street from the Apollo Theater, She wanted a $25 dress, so she entered her first talent show, at the Apollo, and won first place, and $25. She then began performing in amateur shows, and was cast as the female lead in a Broadway production of “Memphis Bound” (1945), opposite Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. She made her nightclub debut at Club Zombie in Detroit, where she caught the eye of Shelby Irving Miller, a druggist clerk and tailor. The two married on March 18, 1946, in Hamilton, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis.

After the marriage Guyse continued her acting career and had a role in Boy! What A Girl! (1947), Sepia Cinderella (1947), and Miracle in Harlem (1948) all independent all-black films. Miller and Guyse had a daughter, Sheila Crystal Miller but divorced after just two years. In 1949, she starred in the Broadway production “Lost in The Stars,” and in 1950, Guyse starred in the film, Harlem Follies of 1949, and was featured on the covers and pages of several publications including Ebony, Jet, Our World, and Hue magazines.

While working on the Broadway production of Finian’s Rainbow, Guyse met dancer Kenneth Davis, and the two married. The couple lived in the Bronx, New York, and were featured on the cover of the February 1952 Jet magazine, followed with an article entitled “Negro Women with White Husbands.” Throughout her career, Guyse was troubled with a series of medical issues that caused lapses of time of employment. In 1953, Guyse was diagnosed with stomach ulcers, and was once found by her daughter, collapsed on a bedroom floor, bleeding from the mouth. She had surgery in the mid 1950s, but continued to have health issues. She divorced Davis in 1954.

Guyse had a natural talent, and had been compared to stars like Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne, due to her sultry voice and slender figure. She starred in the 1957 television adaptation of the play, Green Pastures, and was nominated for an Emmy for her role. She released her only album, This Is Sheila, in 1958, and later that year she married sanitation worker Joseph Jackson.

After retiring from show business in 1959, Guyse had two children with Jackson, Deidre Jean and Michael, and the couple moved to Mississippi in the 1980s, and then to Hawaii in 2007. They remained married until Jackson’s death in 2012. Guyse died at the age of 88, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on December 28, 2014, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and her ashes were scattered across Waikiki Beach.

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khaleesiofalicante · 4 years

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What do you think Etta might have looked liked? 🤔

#Sheila Guyse is Etta #🥰🥰🥰#tsc

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akonoadham · 2 years

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Etta Drucille Guyse, known as Sheila Guyse was a popular African-American singer, actress, and recording artist, performing on stage and screen during the 1940s and 1950s.

#uploads #black history #beautiful black women

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thebeautyinfluencer · 3 years

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Today’s celebration of Black Beauty in my series belongs to #SheilaGuyse. Incredibly gorgeous! Etta Drucille Guyse was born on July 14, 1925, in Forest, Mississippi. She took Sheila as a stage name. She followed her father, Wilbert, to New York when she was a teenager and lived for a time in a Harlem rooming house with #BillieHoliday. For several years, Ms. Guyse (rhymes with “nice”) was compared to stars like Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne and Ruby Dee, black actresses who broke through racial barriers. But by the late 1950s she was out of show business, a result of some combination of health problems, a religious conversion and family obligations. “It wasn’t easy to be a glamorous movie star with people following you for your autograph and now you’re home making pancakes,” Ms. Devin (her daughter) said. “She did it, but I don’t think it was easy.” Another shining example of the strength of black women. It’s not just their physical beauty but their story that makes them undeniable. Life happens. We have to find the beauty. #thebeautyinfluencer #joytaughtme💋 #listentoblackwomen #blackbeautybloggers #blackherstory (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCLCEOBVoq/?igshid=xe1xgw504c9c

#sheilaguyse #billieholiday #thebeautyinfluencer #joytaughtme💋#listentoblackwomen #blackbeautybloggers #blackherstory

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brandyyr98-blog · 4 years

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Chicago based Jet magazine became famous for chronicling famous Blacks during a time when African American superstars would receive little coverage elsewhere. Here Etta Drucille Guyse, known as Sheila Guyse, is seen on the cover of Jet’s November 1958 issue. Guyse was a popular African-American singer, actress, and recording artist, performing on stage and screen during the 1940s and 1950s

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detroitlib · 8 years

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Happy Birthday Sheila Guyse! (July 14, 1925 – December 28, 2013)

Born Etta Drucille Guyse, she was a popular African-American singer, actress, and recording artist, performing on stage and screen during the 1940s and 1950s. (Wikipedia)

Portrait of singer and actress Sheila Guyse. Autographed on front: "To 'Harold & the children' with many sincere good wishes, Sheila Guyse, 11/28/58." Handwritten on back: "Sheila Guyse."

Courtesy of the E. Azalia Hackley Collection of African Americans in the Performing Arts, Detroit Public Library

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goldiebelleforever · 6 years

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Celebrating Day 7 of Black History Month with #SheilaGuyse. Etta Drucille Guyse, known as Sheila Guyse, (July 14, 1925 – December 28, 2013) was a popular African-American singer, actress, and recording artist, performing on stage and screen during the 1940s and 1950s. (Wiki) **swipe left** #blackhistorymonth #actress #blackentertainers #Mississippi #ForestMississippi #OurHistory #BHM

#sheilaguyse #mississippi #blackentertainers #actress #ourhistory #bhm #blackhistorymonth #forestmississippi

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