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13 hours ago - Gertrude Jeannette, Actor, Director and Cabdriver, Dies at 103. Ms. Jeannette's taxi license from the late
1940s. On her first day on the job, Gertrude Jeannette, believed to be
the first woman to drive a cab in New York City, got in an accident — on
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Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (November 28, 1914 – April 4, 2018) was an African American film and stage actress. She was blacklisted during the Red Scare, along with her friend Paul Robeson. She founded the H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players in Harlem, New York, and remained active in mentoring African-American actors in New York City.