Alice McGrath

Alice Greenfield McGrath (April 5, 1917 – November 27, 2009), also known as Alice Greenfield, was an American activist who first gained fame in connection with the 1942 case of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder. She was the executive secretary of the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee from 1942–1944. She later married blacklisted poet Thomas McGrath, organized a pro bono legal service organization in Ventura County, California, and led 86 missions to Nicaragua in the 1980s and 1990s.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 05, 1917
Birth place
Alberta , Calgary
Date of deathNovember 27, 2009
Place of death
Ventura California
Spouse
Thomas McGrath (poet)

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  1. http://login.findlaw.com/scripts/callaw?dest=ca/calapp2d/66/166.html