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If You Shoot For The Moon…
Archive Entry Date: 03/08/1981
An in-depth profile of the remarkable woman who first mentored Richard Pryor as an artist
2 Women Entertainers Slain In Motel
Archive Entry Date: 9/30/1964
Two “entertainers” were murdered at Bris Collins's motel over an unpaid debt
Richard Pryor vs. Patricia Pryor
Archive Entry Date: 3/4/1966
Richard Pryor's divorce complaint, filed against his first wife Patricia five years after their wedding
Prostitution Counts Name 5 Defendants
Archive Entry Date: 9/10/1965
When police raided the brothel of Richard's father and stepmother, Buck ran and Ann stayed
Father of 5 Fatally Shotgunned At Elk’s Club
Archive Entry Date: 4/3/1962
A bouncer saved Richard's life but was himself killed by a disgruntled customer
Now They’re Proud of Peoria
Archive Entry Date: 8/55
Feminist pioneer Betty Friedan praised World War II veterans for turning around Peoria.
Children’s Theater of Carver Center
Archive Entry Date: 3/15/55
A review of “Rumpelstiltskin,” Richard's first stage appearance.
Is it True What They Say About Peoria?
Archive Entry Date: mid-1950s
Whisper Magazine punctured Peoria's reputation as an All-American city
Eight Arrested Here in Narcotics Raid
Archive Entry Date: 4/8/1953
Richard's Uncle Dickie was netted in Peoria's first major drug sting in years
Richard on a Sixth-Grade Field Trip
Archive Entry Date: 3/1/1954
The great comedian-to-be in Springfield, next to a statue of the Great Emancipator
Ann Stepping Out On the Town
Archive Entry Date: 1950s
Richard's stepmother Ann, in a happy time and a sophisticated place
Richard’s School Record
Archive Entry Date: 1945-1955
Richard struggled to find his way through Peoria's schools
Pursuit of Freedom
Archive Entry Date: 11/1949
The mural, a mix of uplift and militancy, that faced Richard onstage at the Carver Center
Gertrude Pryor v. LeRoy Pryor
Archive Entry Date: 1/1946
The divorce papers of Richard Pryor's parents
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