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ESSENCE MAGAZINE STARTED ON GLORIA HENDRY'S LIVING ROOM FLOOR!
Nationwide -- Gloria Hendry is an American film and theatre actress, singer, producer, and writer. And yes Essence Magazine started on Gloria's living room floor with Ed Bernard and Walter Thomas.
Hendry was the first lead female action figure to perform her own stunts when stuntwomen of color were non-existent. She made history as one of the leading actors of independent films.
As an actress and stuntwoman, her most notable roles were during the beginning of the "Independent Films" era in movies such as the Ted Turner classics "Black Caesar" starring opposite football star, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, and in "Black Belt Jones" starring opposite Karate champion, Jim Kelly.
