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Becoming Richard Pryor
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Documents Tagged ‘Roy Pryor’
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
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
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
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
Chauffeur Talked Back to Policeman
Archive Entry Date: 04/01/1910
Roy Pryor gave “back talk” to a policeman who tried to pacify him