Maria Ewing, 71, died Sunday at her home in Detroit, spokeswoman Bryna Rifkin said Monday. She was the ex-wife of theater director Sir Peter Hall and the mother of director Rebecca Hall.
British director Rebecca Hall has revealed how her family s own complex biracial history inspired her directorial debut, Passing, about two light-skinned Black women who pass as white.
Smith, Sadie Norman Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Sadie Norman Smith
Sadie Norman Smith, 79, passed away January 2, 2021 in Chattanooga. She was born to the late Homer Eugene Norman, Sr. and Flora Mae (Hinton) Norman. Sadie was a native of Polk Co., Ga. When the family moved to Chattanooga in 1945, Sadie attended Joseph B. Smith School, East 5th Street School and Orchard Knob Elementary School. She attended Howard High School the Class of 1959. After graduating Howard, she attended a three-year diploma program at Grady Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, GA. It was said if you had a GRADY NURSE you had a well trained nurse. Sadie functioned in various roles: Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Supervisor, Head Nurse, Staff Nurse, Assistant Head Nurse in Medical – Surgical , Nursery, Recovery and Intensive Care Units.