Archive for the ‘Marie (Carter Bryant) Pryor’ Category
Pryor Joins Family For Grandmother’s Funeral
Archive Entry Date: 01/04/1979
Jet's coverage of a central event in Richard Pryor's life — the loss of his “Mama”
Green Eaters Clamor For Grandma Bryant
Archive Entry Date: 07/20/1978
Marie won over the hearts — and stomachs — of Richard's LA circle
Marie Carter Bryant and Richard “Dickie” Carter
Archive Entry Date: n.d. (mid-1940s-1950s)
Richard's grandmother and Uncle Dickie at a bar.
The Pryor Family at the Famous Door
Archive Entry Date: c. 1945
The Pryor family diversified its operations, becoming proud owners of a tavern in the mid-40s
North Washington Street
Archive Entry Date: 1938
The block, in the red-light district, where Pryor was raised
Woman Fined $50 on Assault Charge
Archive Entry Date: 11/13/1929
The ultimate price Marie paid for her act of candy store justice
Three Arrested on Assault Charges
Archive Entry Date: 11/05/1929
Under arrest, the candy store proprietor pled not guilty to Marie's assault charge.
Tit for Tat
Archive Entry Date: 11/04/1929
Charged with assault, Marie fought back by filing assault charges against her accusers
Boy Slapped, Woman Routs Proprietor
Archive Entry Date: 10/20/1929
When a black boy was slapped at a candy store, Richard's grandmother struck back
Three Are Arrested in Raid Sunday Night
Archive Entry Date: 10/14/1929
Possessing “intoxicating liquor” proved a costly offense for Marie Carter
Three Taken in Raid
Archive Entry Date: 10/11/1929
Marie appears to have bootlegged out of her home — and was arrested for it
One Prisoner of Fourteen Pleads Guilty
Archive Entry Date: 06/06/1928
Six years after his divorce from Marie, Roy Pryor faced a grand larceny charge
Police Notes: Thomas Bryant’s Liquor Charge
Archive Entry Date: 02/16/1927
Thomas Bryant, Marie's soon-to-be second husband, was convicted of bootlegging
Dismiss Economos Case
Archive Entry Date: 11/20/1925
After an argument with his boss, Roy Pryor found himself at gunpoint
Held Up
Archive Entry Date: 12/07/1924
A divorced Roy Pryor was caught on the opposite side of a crime for once — duped by a mugger
Marie Pryor Asks for Divorce
Archive Entry Date: 4/20/1922
After almost eight years of marriage, Marie Pryor divorced her husband Roy
Police Notes: Marie Pryor Arrested for Fighting
Archive Entry Date: 09/21/1919
At 17, Marie was already settling matters with her fists
Seven Colored Men Arrested
Archive Entry Date: 01/05/1919
Roy Pryor paid a steep fine for running a gaming table from his home
Roy Pryor Arrested for Carrying Gun
Archive Entry Date: 05/27/1917
In a possible family feud, Marie's brother swore out a warrant against her husband
Roy Pryor/Marie Pryor Assault Arrest
Archive Entry Date: 04/03/1917
Another assault charge filed by Marie Pryor against her husband Roy
Got Affectionate with the Baby
Archive Entry Date: 11/19/1916
Marie preferred to have her husband Roy in jail rather than near her baby
Cases in Court
Archive Entry Date: 09/22/1916
A judge weighed in on a fight between Roy Pryor and a bill collector
Roy Pryor’s Obscenity Fine
Archive Entry Date: 06/22/1916
Roy Pryor was arrested and fined for using “bad language”
Claimed Wife Attended Ball
Archive Entry Date: 12/06/1915
When Marie attended a “grand ball” by herself, her husband beat her for it
Married: Pryor-Carter
Archive Entry Date: 8/07/1914
At age 14 Marie Carter married Roy Pryor and became Marie Pryor