Education and Career Enistasious tosh angelos was educated in greece and was a sailor by profession.He was a successful sailor and was well-knonw in the greek sailing community.He was also a part of the greek navy during wolrd war ii. Personal Information Enistasious tosh angelos was born on april 15th.1925 in greece.He was the son of a greek fisherman and had two siblings.He was married to maya angelou.The famous american poet.From 1951 to 1954.He had two cihldren from his marriage with myaa angelou.He passed awya on august 15th.2008 in greece. To honor her legacy, the US Postal Service issued a stamp with her likeness on it in 2015.Physical Characteristics Enistasious tosh angelos was a greek sailor who stood at a height of 5 feet inches and weighed around 160 pounds.He had dark brown eyes and a mucsular body type. Maya Angelou passed peacefully at home on May 28, 2014, after frailness and suffering from heart problems. It was a fitting recognition for Angelou’s remarkable and inspiring career in the arts. In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Angelou the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. In 1972, she became the first African American woman to have her screen play turned into a film with the production of Georgia, Georgia. She wrote numerous poetry volumes, such as the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Just Give me a Drink of Water ‘fore I Diiie, written in 1971.Īngelou carried out a wide variety of activities on stage and screen as a writer, actor, director, and producer. Her tale of personal strength amid childhood trauma and racism resonated with readers and was nominated for the National Book Award. In 1969, Angelou published I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, an autobiography of her early life. She adopted a form of his surname and kept it throughout her life, even though the marriage ended in divorce in 1952. In 1949, she married Anastasios “Tosh” Angelos, an electrician in the US Navy.
She graduated from Mission High School in the summer of 1944 and soon after gave birth to her only child, Clyde Bailey (Guy) Johnson. A position left vacant by the men who had left to fight in the war.Īlthough she was initially and repeatedly rejected for the role due to her race, she was relentless in her applications and eventually she was accepted for the position, becaming the first African American woman to work as a streetcar conductor in San Francisco.Īngelou was employed for a semester but then decided to return to school. Career and work:ĭetermined to gain employment, at only 15 years old, Angelou decided to apply for the position of a streetcar conductor. Thinking she was responsible for the mans death due to her coming forward and admitting the abuse, Angelou became a mute for six years. The man was jailed at the time and later killed after his release. 1957 portrait dressed for her part in the Caribbean CalypsoĪt the early age of seven, Angelou was abused by her mother’s boyfriend. 1928), began her career as a dancer and writer. Her older brother, Bailey, gave Angelou her nickname “Maya.” CWAEDD Maya Angelou (b. Louis, Missouri.Īngelou’s parents’ had a tumultuous marriage that ended in subsequent divorce so Angelou was sent to live with her paternal grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas at an early age.
On April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson, was born in St. To honour her life and contributions, The Greek Herald is looking back at her life. Maya Angelou was a world-famous author and was best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style. On this day in 2014, Actress, Poet and Activist, Maya Angelou passed away.
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