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Sessue Hayakawa (June 10, 1889 – November 23, 1973) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe.
Nov 25, 1973 · TOKYO, Nov. 24 (UPI) —Sessue Hayakawa, the motiorpicture star who won an Academy Award nomination for his role as the Japanese prisoncamp commandant in “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” died last...
Sep 7, 2007 · By RACHEL SALTZ. Published: September 7, 2007. 'SESSUE HAYAKAWA: EAST AND WEST, WHEN THE TWAIN MET' The American silent film industry wasn't a particularly hospitable place for Asian and black...
