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- Birth nameSidney Preston Dones
- Sidney P. Dones was born on February 18, 1888 in Marshall, Texas, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Reformation (1920), The Ten Thousand Dollar Trail (1921) and Injustice (1919). He was married to Althea M. Carrere, Lavinia H. Relerford, Willette A. Downs, Bessie Williams and Mary McNally. He died on August 2, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesAlthea M. Carrere(1936 - May 5, 1938) (divorced)Lavinia H. Relerford(1929 - ?)Willette A. Downs(September 1, 1926 - September 28, 1927) (divorced)Bessie Williams(June 18, 1913 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)Mary McNally (divorced, 1 child)
- Prosperous real estate broker of Los Angeles; he was the president of the Bookertee Investment Company of Los Angeles, specializing in real estate and other business endeavors during the 1910s and 1920s; he also became a money lender, an insurance agent, a music dealer, and ultimately, a filmmaker and actor. In 1916, he opened the Booker T. Washington Building at 10th & Central, a three story building with offices and apartments on the upper floors. In doing this, Dones established the Central Avenue business corridor, which for years was a center for African American entrepreneurial activity in Los Angeles.
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