Mazie Gordon-Phillips
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Mazie Gordon-Phillips (10 March 1896 – 8 June 1964)[1] also known as "Queen of The Bowery" and "Saint Mazie", was a movie theater owner and advocate for people experiencing homelessness on the Bowery, New York City.[2][3]
Mazie Gordon-Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mazie Phillips March 3, 1896 Boston, MA |
| Died | June 8, 1964 |
| Other names | Queen of The Bowery |
| Occupation | Movie Theater Owner |
| Known for | Homeless Advocacy |
Biography
Gordon-Phillips grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to New York City at the age of 10 to live with her sister Rosie.[4] Gordon-Phillips and her sisters Rosie and Jeanie owned the Venice Theater on Park Row from the 1920s to the 1940s;[5] Gordon-Phillips was the manager.[6] After the theater closed each night, she visited homeless men on the streets, distributing money and toiletries and assisting them to find a place to sleep in homeless shelters.[6]
In 1940, a New Yorker journalist Joseph Mitchell wrote a profile of Gordon-Phillips and coined the name "Saint Mazie".[7]
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