Willor Lee Guilford Explained

Willor Lee Guilford
Birth Date:	13 January 1912

Willor Lee Guilford (January 13, 1912 - ?)^[1] was an African American actress. She had substantial parts in several films including at least three Oscar Micheaux films.

Career

She portrayed the victim of a stalker in Ten Minutes to Live.^[2] In the film, she receives a note from the villain telling her she will be killed in 10 minutes.^[3]

Later life

Guilford opened a millinery shop in Brooklyn, New York ("Willor's Hat Shop") after retiring from her film career. She eventually retired to Jacksonville, Florida.^[1]

Filmography

• Easy Street (1930)^{[4] [5]}
• A Daughter of the Congo (1930)^[6]
• Ten Minutes to Live (1932)^[7] as Letha Watkins^[8]
• Veiled Aristocrats (1932)

External links

• "Preview Clip: Ten Minutes to Live" featuring Willor Lee Guilford

Notes and References

1. Web site: Willor Lee Guilford . IMDb . 1 December 2020.
2. Oscar Micheaux, the First Black Auteur. Richard. Brody. The New Yorker. 12 August 2016 .
3. Web site: Swanson's Rarely Seen 'Queen Kelly' to Screen. Kevin. Thomas. June 19, 1995. Los Angeles Times.
4. Book: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. America Film Institute. Staff. Alan. Gevinson. American Film. Institute. American Film. Afi. August 7, 1997. University of California Press. 9780520209640. Google Books.
5. Book: Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. 9780520209640. Gevinson. Alan. 1997. University of California Press .
6. Book: African American Films Through 1959. 9781476610528. Richards. Larry. 17 September 2015. McFarland .
7. Web site: AFI|Catalog. catalog.afi.com.
8. Book: MacDonald, Scott. Adventures of Perception: Cinema as Exploration : Essays/interviews. August 7, 2009. University of California Press. 9780520258549. Google Books.