Glynn Turman
Harry Brown Jr.
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Minstrel Man (1944), a fictional film about the rise, fall, and revival of a minstrel performer's career. It was nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Original Song and Best Original Score). My Wild Irish Rose (1947), starring Dennis Morgan , Andrea King , and Arlene Dahl , is set in 1890s New York and features several scenes depicting ...
Mar 2, 1977 · Minstrel Man: Directed by William A. Graham. With Glynn Turman, Ted Ross, Tonea Stewart, Stanley Bennett Clay. During the early 1900's, 2 black brothers who work in a traveling minstrel have different goals; one's determined to succeed in a field which is dominated by white performers in blackface, whilst the other is a composer, fighting to ...
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- Drama, Music
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- 1977-03-02
Mar 2, 1977 · 'Minstrel Man': A Poignant Reminder. By Hollie I. West. March 1, 1977 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Without 19th-century minstrelsy, much of today's popular entertainment - the skits of Flip Wilson, the...
Minstrel show, an American theatrical form, popular from the early 19th century to the early 20th century, that was founded on the comic enactment of racial stereotypes. The tradition reached its zenith between 1850 and 1870. Learn more about minstrel shows, including their format and history.
The era of black minstrelsy as captured in the lives of two brothers: one an extroverted song-and-dance man determined to break tradition and own his own minstrel troupe in a field dominated by black-faced whites; the other an introverted and innovative ragtime pianist and composer struggling to break away from the stereotypes haunting black art...
