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Billie Allen (January 13, 1925 – December 29, 2015) was an American actress, theater director, dancer and entertainer. Allen was one of the first black actors and performers to appear on television and stage in the United States, at a time when those venues were largely closed to African Americans. [1]
Billie’s campaign has been threatened by ill health, poor representation and government policies aimed at ramping up federal executions. The road to freedom has been long and littered with obstacles, but he has never given up.
Jan 11, 2016 · Billie Allen, an actress who appeared on and off Broadway when New York theater was not especially welcoming to black performers, and who helped integrate network television, making frequent...
Billie Jerome Allen has been on federal death row for well over half his life. Now 45, he was 19 at the time of the crime for which he was sentenced to death in 1998 despite racial bias affecting his case, his age at the time of the crime, and lack of evidence linking him to the crime.
Actress: Losing Ground. Billie Allen attended Hampton Institute, now Hampton University then came to New York to study dance and acting. "On the Town" was her first Broadway musical with many others to follow. She studied acting and directing with Lee Strasburg, Lloyd Richards and Howard Clerman.
- January 1, 1
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Billie Allen is a loving loyal son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew, friend, artist, writer and playwright. Unfortunately, alongside all these great things, for the last 23 years - half of his life - he has been falsely imprisoned and sentenced to death for a crime that he did NOT commit.
May 10, 2022 · This documentary tells the story of Billie Allen, who was sentenced to death when he was 19. Wrongfully convicted for 25 years, Billie’s case rests on faulty witness testimony and a lack of ...
- 8 min
- 2.5K
- Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative
