Jet magazine’s Jan. 29, 1953, edition cover featured a photo of Hazel Washington and Rosalind Russell.
Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox!magazine’s Jan. 29, 1953, edition cover featured a photo of Hazel Washington and Rosalind Russell. It was headlined as “Hollywood Business Team,” and captured Washington’s dual presence as an entrepreneur and a screen star.
As in so many of her films, Washington is an uncredited actor and, for the most part, she is little more than a spectator—part of the scenery to give a slight nod to the marginalized. In such films as “Ben” and “Willard” , and in various episodes of “The Bill Cosby Show” , she was listed under the Make-Up Department as a hairdresser or stylist. This occupation was another indication of her versatility and a stepping stone to her more formidable role as a businesswoman.
For more than a dozen years, beginning just before the start of World War II, the couple marketed their own brand of custom-made sweaters and hand-tooled leather works. With a $10,000 initial investment, they set up Hazel, Inc. in Beverly Hills. Among their customers were Lena Horne, Mrs. Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, and Lana Turner.
Even after shifting to making more glamorized women’s apparel, Washington still found time to make jewelry cases, personalized gift items, and handbags. Her work was highly praised by such screen idols as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford; Van Johnson purchased a portal bar of black kangaroo leather for $250.
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