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Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a film, 1929's Hearts in Dixie. He acted for 50 years, and appeared in more than 150 films.
Jan 24, 2020 · Muse was 89 when he died on October 14, 1979. Six years before his death, he was inducted into Black Hollywood Filmmakers Hall of Fame, and in 1980 a documentary by Thurman White and Woodi Webb...
Clarence Muse was born on October 14, 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA as Clarence Edouard Muse. He was an actor, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Black Stallion (1979). He was married to Irene Ena Kellman, Willabelle Burch West and Ophelia Belle Labertier.
Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer. He was inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Muse was the first Negro to "star" in a film.
Dec 13, 2007 · Throughout his eclectic career, Muse was an outspoken advocate for improved treatment of black actors and other performers. Whether it was his strategy or not, one of his greatest successes was in helping break down many of the barriers that stood in the way of black performers.
Feb 24, 2021 · With more than 150 credits to his name, Clarence Muse left behind an extensive and impressive body of work in Hollywood and in independent pictures.
Oct 17, 1979 · Clarence Muse, the first black actor to star in a film — “Way Down Way South” — and who was Hollywood's perennial Uncle Tom in a career that included 219 movies, died last Saturday of a ...
Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a film, 1929's Hearts in Dixie.
Feb 26, 2021 · Clarence Muse was the first African American actor to appear in a starring role in film (1929’s Hearts in Dixie, an early “talkie” that was also the first film to feature an all-Black cast) and the first African American Broadway director (1943’s Run, Little Chillun). Born in Baltimore on October 14, 1889, Muse acted for over 50 years ...
During his 50-year career, character actor Clarence Muse appeared in over 200 Hollywood films, as well as numerous theatrical productions. He began his career on the stage, performing with travelling stock companies and then with the Lafayette Players in New York.
