Body and Soul
1925
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Lawrence Chenault (November 23, 1877 – December 27, 1943) was an American vaudeville performer and silent film actor. He appeared in approximately 24 films between years 1920 and 1934; most of his performances were in films directed by pioneering African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux .
Actor: Ten Minutes to Live. Lawrence Chenault was born on 23 November 1877 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Ten Minutes to Live (1932), The Scar of Shame (1929) and The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920). He died on 27 December 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
- Actor
- November 23, 1877
- Lawrence Chenault
- December 27, 1943
Born in Kentucky in 1877, Lawrence Chenault already was a veteran Vaudevillian performer and actor who had toured Australia and the United States, and worked with the famed Lafayette Players when he landed the role of hero Bob Calem in Richard Norman’s The Crimson Skull in 1922.
Lawrence Chenault. Actor: Ten Minutes to Live. Lawrence Chenault was born on 23 November 1877 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, USA. He was an actor, known for Ten Minutes to Live (1932), The Scar of Shame (1929) and The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920). He died on 27 December 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Chenault did return to acting and performed in Black films, appearing in more leading roles than any other actor in silent films, 22 between 1920 and 1934 [filmography]. He lived and performed in New York during the 1920s and 1930s and lived in Indianapolis in the 1940s [sources: U.S. Census records].
Lawrence Chenault (November 23, 1877 - December 27, 1943)was born on November 23, 1877 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County. He was a vaudeville performer and an actor, mostly of silent films. He appeared in 24 films between the years 1920 and 1934. He was best known for Ten Minutes to Live...
Lawrence Chenault is known as an Actor. Some of their work includes Ten Minutes to Live, Body and Soul, We Work Again, The Symbol of the Unconquered, Ten Nights in a Barroom, The Scar of Shame, Veiled Aristocrats, and The Brute.
