Anne Cooke Reid
Anne Cooke Reid (née Anna Margaret Cooke; October 6, 1907 – 1997) was an American stage director and academic. She founded and led theater departments at historically Black universities including Howard University, where she was the first chairwoman, and Spelman College, where she founded the first Black summer theater in the United States. A prominent figure in theater education, Cooke Reid was known to her students as "Queen Anne"; historian Darlene Clark Hine called her "a major figure responsible for providing high-quality training" during the mid-1900s.
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Anne M. Cooke, circa 1920 | |
| Born | Anna Margaret Cooke October 6, 1907 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | 1997 (aged 89–90) U.S. |
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| Years active | 1920s–1980s |
| Known for | Founded the first Black summer theater in the U.S. |
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| Relatives | Thomas Ezekiel Miller (maternal grandfather) |
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