including backing up singer Pearl Bailey, being an extra in a scene with Diana Ross in “Lady Sings the Blues” and being mentored by the first Black woman to ever sign a movie contract. Curry died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire ...

She settled in Los Angeles, where she never became a star but did rub shoulders with some of the elites of old Hollywood, including backing up singer Pearl Bailey, being an extra in a scene with ...

Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.

A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community.

Dalyce Kelley mourns for her grandmother Dalyce Curry, 95, who died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged through the community.

95-Year-Old Grandmother With Ties to Old Hollywood Among California Fire Victims At ... including backing up singer Pearl Bailey, being an extra in a scene with Diana Ross in “Lady Sings the ...

She settled in Los Angeles, where she never became a star but did rub shoulders with some of the elites of old Hollywood, including backing up singer Pearl ... the California wildfires. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) Curry died last week at her home in Altadena ...

She settled in Los Angeles, where she never became a star but did rub shoulders with some of the elites of old Hollywood, including backing up singer Pearl Bailey ... her home in Altadena as ...

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office deputy was on watch in his patrol vehicle outside an Altadena evacuation zone on Lake Avenue and Altadena Drive, where he saw a lone bicyclist. "You on the ...

She settled in Los Angeles, where she never became a star but did rub shoulders with some of the elites of old Hollywood, including backing up singer Pearl ... the California wildfires. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) Curry died last week at her home in Altadena ...

A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 35 mph (56 kph) on the coast and valleys and 55 mph (88 kph) in the mountains before dawn, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hall said.

The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history. It’s important to understand the impact of this disaster ...