Gladys Casely-Hayford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGladys Casely-Hayford
writer
Date of Birth: 11-May-1904
Place of Birth: Axim, Western Region, Ghana
Date of Death: 01-Oct-1950
Profession: writer, poet
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Gladys Casely-Hayford
- Gladys May Casely-Hayford alias Aquah Laluah (11 May 1904 – October 1950) was a Gold Coast-born Sierra Leonean writer, daughter of Adelaide Casely-Hayford.
- She started the Krio language literature.She studied in Gold Coast (Ghana) and Wales, danced with a Berlin jazz band, and returning to Africa taught at her mother's Girls' Vocational School in Freetown.
- Her first poems were published in The Atlantic Monthly and The Philadelphia Tribune.
- Her poetry has been widely anthologized.
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