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- Birth nameAlice C. Greenfield
- Alice McGrath was born on April 5, 1917 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was an actress and writer, known for Zoot Suit (1981), Criminals (1997) and Make Room for Granddaddy (1970). She was married to Bruce Tegner, Thomas Matthew McGrath and Max Schechter. She died on November 27, 2009 in Ventura, California, USA.
- SpousesBruce Tegner(April 5, 1977 - August 28, 1985) (his death)Thomas Matthew McGrath(1951 - ?) (divorced)Max Schechter(September 24, 1938 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenDaniel Louis SchechterLaura Ellen Schechter
- ParentsBertha KazakovitchBoris Greenfield
- RelativesFrances Anna Greenfield(Sibling)
- Was a prominent political activist who fought for many minorities in the United States.
- Lobbied to win the freedom of a group of Mexican-American men convicted of killing a Mexican farmworker in 1942. In 1944, an appeals court overturned the convictions, finding no evidence that tied any of the men to the murder. The incident was the basis for the play "Zoot Suit".
- Activist who backed the defendants in the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon trial.
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