Peoria
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Becoming Richard Pryor
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Peoria: An Introduction
North Washington Street
The Famous Door
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1919–1941: “Roarin’ Peoria”
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Documents Tagged ‘Gertrude Pryor’
Richard Pryor Returns To Peoria Stage
Archive Entry Date: 03/09/1969
A benefit for the local Afro-American Black Peoples Federation brought Richard Pryor back to the Carver Center stage
Richard Visits His Mother Gertrude
Archive Entry Date: 1969
Richard raising the spirits of his ailing mother
Buck and Gertrude Divorced
Archive Entry Date: 3/27/1946
The marriage of Richard's parents entered its final phase — the back-and-forth motions of divorce court
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
Married: LeRoy Pryor and Gertrude Thomas
Archive Entry Date: 12/28/1943
Three years after he was born, World War II spurred Richard's parents to marry