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Willie Best plays a dopey servant, helping greet Gloria (Mary Carlisle), of the Wakefield clan (headed by Noah Beery), and not impressed by Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, escorting Spanky McFarland, orphan heir to, what they soon learn, is a rival clan's fortune, in Kentucky Kernels, 1934.
Sep 30, 2022 · William “Willie” Best: Comedic Actor Known As “Sleep n’ Eat”. William “Willie” Best was born on May 27, 1916, and was known as “Sleep n’ Eat.”. As an African-American actor who appeared in comedian roles, his work is often compared to that of “Stepin Fetchit” because he played roles that were stereotypically lazy ...
Actor. Along with Stepin Fetchit and Mantan Moreland, he typified Hollywood's racist views of African Americans during the 1930s and 1940s. For years he was known only by the name of the character he played, Sleep 'n Eat, a lazy, easily-frightened nitwit. Best was eventually billed under his own name but his roles...
Willie Best, Actor born. *Willie Best was born on this date in 1916. sometimes known as Sleep n' Eat, he was a Black television and film actor. A native of Sunflower, Mississippi, William "Willie" Best came to Hollywood, California as a chauffeur for a vacationing white couple. He decided to stay in the region and began his performing career ...
Jul 10, 2019 · Willie Best was born on May 27, 1916, in Sunflower, Mississippi. He made his film debut in 1930. In his first few films he was billed disparagingly as Sleep 'n' Eat, and played shiftless ...
Willie Best. Actor. Born May 27, 1916 in Sunflower, Mississippi, USA. One of the hard-working, unappreciated African-American actors of Hollywood's "Golden Era" who produced good work with what he was given. He starred alongside some of film's great comedians including the Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, Laurel and Hardy and three films with Shirley ...
Willie Best William Best (May 27, 1913 – February 27, 1962), known professionally as Willie Best or Sleep n' Eat, was an American television and film actor.Best was one of the first African American film actors and comedians to become well known.
