Rose McClendon

Rose McClendon
Rose McClendon as Serena in Porgy (1927)
Born	Rosalie Virginia Scott (1884-08-27)August 27, 1884 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 12, 1936(1936-07-12) (aged 51) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery (Hastings-on-Hudson)
Spouse	Henry Pruden McClendon ​ ​ (m. 1904)​

Rose McClendon (August 27, 1884 – July 12, 1936) was a leading African-American Broadway actress of the 1920s. A founder of the Negro People's Theatre, she guided the creation of the Federal Theatre Project's African American theatre units nationwide and briefly co-directed the New York Negro Theater Unit.