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He was in the original cast of Haiti (1938), Cabin in the Sky (1940), and St. Louis Woman (1946). He is one of the few actors to have played both God (in The Green Pastures) and the Devil (in Cabin in the Sky). In 1966 he played Tee-Tot in the movie Your Cheatin' Heart.
Rex Ingram, film director of the silent era, who was credited with the discovery of Rudolph Valentino, died last night of a cerebral hemorrhage after a brief illness.
Rex Ingram. Actor: God's Little Acre. A Corsicana native, Rex (Clifford) Ingram was the son of Mack and Mamie Ingram. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in medicine before launching a brilliant acting career which spanned 50 years.
Rex Ingram may refer to: Rex Ingram (director) (1892–1950), Irish film director, producer, writer and actor. Rex Ingram (actor) (1895–1969), American film and stage actor.
Rex Ingram. Director: The Great Problem. Renowned director Rex Ingram started his film career as a set designer and painter. His directorial debut was The Great Problem (1916). A true master of the medium, Ingram despised the business haggling required in the Hollywood system.
Mar 13, 2018 · Irish-born actor, director and screenwriter Rex Ingram between shooting ‘Mare Nostrum’ in 1925. Photograph: John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images. As the industry relocated to Hollywood,...
Rex Ingram. Actor: God's Little Acre. A Corsicana native, Rex (Clifford) Ingram was the son of Mack and Mamie Ingram. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in medicine before launching a brilliant acting career which spanned 50 years.
May 21, 2018 · Rex Ingram's work has tended to be overlooked and forgotten as a result of his retirement from films in the early 1930s, an era when sound had taken over the world of cinema. He began his career in films in 1913, working as designer, scriptwriter, and actor for Edison, Vitagraph, and Fox.
Rex Ingram was the first major Irish film director (an older Dubliner, Herbert Brenon, had a substantial career and even received an Oscar nomination, but was never really in Rex’s league).
Rex Ingram was a trailblazing filmmaker who made a significant impact on the world of cinema. Born in 1892 in Cairo, Illinois, Ingram went on to become one of the most influential African-American directors of his time.