Thomas, Wanda Clayton

Wanda Clayton Thomas was a teacher of speech and theater for over thirty years. Although the greater part of those years were spent at the University of Utah, her influences and contributions are international. She began her teaching career in Sacramento, California, taught in Utah, and later in Guam. Aside from teaching, Thomas performed in many theatrical productions and was dubbed by Lila Eccles Brimhall, a well-known Utah actress, as the best actress in Utah.

Wanda Thomas was born on 6 December 1912, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In a handwritten autobiography present in the collection, Thomas describes her love for the theater as starting when her mother began teaching her recitations. Thomas had always dreamed of being an actress and was in every play in high school. At the University of Utah she was trained by actress Maud May Babcock and received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from that institution in 1934, 1945, and 1957 respectively.

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