Alice McGrath
Female, Deceased Person
1917 – 2009
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Who was Alice McGrath?
Alice Greenfield McGrath, also known as Alice Greenfield, was an American activist who first gained fame in connection with the 1942 case of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder. She was the executive secretary of the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee from 1942–1944. She later married blacklisted poet Thomas McGrath, organized a pro bono legal service organization in Ventura County, California, and led 86 missions to Nicaragua in the 1980s and 1990s.
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- Born
- Apr 5, 1917
Calgary - Also known as
- Alice Greenfield
- Alice Greenfield McGrath
- Spouses
- Thomas McGrath
(1951 - ) - Max Schechter
(1938 - ) - Bruce Tegner
(1977/04/05 - 1985/08/28)
- Thomas McGrath
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Los Angeles City College
- Died
- Nov 27, 2009
Ventura
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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