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Maidie Norman (Maidie Ruth Gamble) was born on 16 October, 1912 in Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S., is an American actress. Discover Maidie Norman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

Popular As Maidie Ruth Gamble
Occupation Actress
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 16 October, 1912
Birthday 16 October
Birthplace Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death 2 May, 1998
Died Place San Jose, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Maidie Norman's Husband?

Her husband is McHenry Norman (m.1937–197?; his death) Weldon D. Canada (m. 1977-1998)

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Maidie Norman Net Worth

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1912

Maidie Ruth Norman (October 16, 1912 – May 2, 1998) was an American radio, stage, film, and television actress as well as an instructor in African-American literature and theater.

Norman was born Maidie Ruth Gamble on a plantation in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Louis and Lila Graham Gamble.

She was raised in Lima, Ohio, and began studying drama and performing in Shakespeare plays as a child.

1930

She graduated from Central High School in Lima in 1930, and attended Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1934.

1937

She then got her master's degree in drama at Columbia University in 1937.

She married real-estate broker McHenry Norman on December 22, 1937.

She later used her husband's surname as her professional name.

Norman began her career in radio with appearances on The Jack Benny Program and Amos 'n' Andy.

On December 22, 1937, she married real estate broker McHenry Norman, whom she met while attending Bennett College.

They had one son, McHenry Norman III.

They were married until McHenry's death.

1946

In 1946, she began studying at the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood.

1947

In 1947, Norman made her film debut in The Peanut Man.

She initially found it difficult to find positive roles in films for African-American women and felt limited in playing maids and domestics.

While she did appear in such roles, Norman refused to portray these characters in a subservient or stereotypical manner that was considered the norm.

She later said "In the beginning, I made a pledge that I would play no role that deprived black women of their dignity."

1949

She made her stage debut in 1949 as Honey in Deep Are the Roots at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.

1950

At the height of her career during the 1950s, Norman toured colleges lecturing on African-American literature and theater.

1951

Norman appeared in her only leading role in 1951, playing Martha Crawford in The Well.

1953

She later appeared in supporting roles in Torch Song (1953), Bright Road (1953), Susan Slept Here (1954), The Opposite Sex (1956), and Written on the Wind (1956).

1955

From 1955 to 1956, she taught at the University of Texas at Tyler.

1958

Norman was invited to serve as an official delegate of the Methodist Church for a conference on human relations held February 11–13, 1958 at the First Methodist Church of Glendale and sponsored by the Southern California-Arizona Conference Board of Christian Social Relations and the General Board of Social and Economic Relations.

1960

During the 1960s and for the remainder of her career, Norman appeared mainly in television roles because she believed more opportunities existed for African-American performers in the medium.

Her TV credits include appearances in The Loretta Young Show, Perry Mason, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ben Casey, and Dr. Kildare.

1961

In 1961, she appeared in the Los Angeles production of A Raisin in the Sun.

1962

One of her more memorable roles was as the ill-fated housekeeper Elvira Stitt in Robert Aldrich's 1962 horror film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

1968

Norman was also an artist-in-residence at Stanford University from 1968 to 1969.

1970

In the 1970s and 1980s, Norman guest-starred on episodes of Good Times, The Jeffersons, Little House on the Prairie, and The Streets of San Francisco.

In 1970, she created and taught a course in African-American theater history at UCLA.

It was the first course devoted to the subject of African-American studies in the college's history.

1977

Norman taught at UCLA until 1977.

In her honor, UCLA established the Maidie Norman Research Award for the best student essay on African-American film or theater.

In 1977, Norman married Weldon D. Canada, to whom she remained married until her death.

In 1977, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.

1988

Her last film role was in Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988), and the same year, she made her television appearances in the American sitcom Amen, the TV movie Side by Side, and an episode of Simon & Simon.

1995

In a 1995 interview, Norman recalled that the character was originally written as a "doltish, yessum character".

She rewrote the dialogue, which she called "old slavery-time talk", in an effort to dignify the character.

1998

Norman died of lung cancer on May 2, 1998, at her son's home in San Jose, California, aged 85.

Her funeral was held at the Alum Rock United Methodist Church in San Jose on May 12.

She was cremated per The Neptune Society and her ashes scattered at sea.