On May 11, an African German artist passed away, acting as Leila Negra – an actress and singer. She started her movie career as a child – in the 1940s.
The real name of artist Marie Nayer was born in 1930 in Germany – in March this year, she turned 95 years old.
Marie's father was a sailor from Ghana, he saw his daughter only a few times. Mother Cecil, Creole from Martinika, whom the family abandoned, learned about her relationship with black people. When Marie was ten years old, her mother died of great blood loss after abortion.
It was noted that Marie Goebbels, who needed black artists to play indigenous people in the UFA film company, participated in the film. Released – 1943 in the great comedy “Munchausen”.
According to the artist, she did not understand that she was filming in the propaganda ribbon – “She was very happy to find a bit.”
At the age of 20, the girl started her career as a singer, taking the stage name of Leila Negra. At the same time, producers promoted Negro as a talented 15 -year -old teen artist. On Leila's account – some notable hits, including the title song from the 1952 drama “toxi”.
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