Maggie Hathaway

Maggie Mae Hathaway (July 1, 1911 – September 24, 2001) was an American activist, blues singer, actress, sportswriter and golfer.

[1] A native of Campti, Louisiana, Hathaway traveled to Los Angeles in 1931 in hopes of playing piano in one of the clubs on Central Avenue, also known as "Black Broadway".

[2] However, her Hollywood career ended when she refused to play an extra in a biopic about Woodrow Wilson which required her to wear a bandanna and sit on a bale of cotton.

Hathaway and friend, Barbara Walden, an actress and dancer, gathered 35 signatures required to establish a branch of the NAACP in Beverly Hills-Hollywood.

[8] The charter was granted on June 1, 1962 with Hathaway serving as President and Board members including Walden and attorney James L.

She organized opportunities for young minorities to play and received financial help from PGA players, including Jack Nicklaus.