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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.
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.
Jan 24, 2020 · Clarence Muse, a versatile artist and actor of integrity. by Herb Boyd January 24, 2020. Credit: CBS/Public domain photo. Late one night recently, I was watching an old film and out of nowhere it...
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. He made history with his leading role in the...
Dec 13, 2007 · Clarence Muse toured the vaudeville circuit, composed songs, directed both theater and film, entertained as a minstrel performer, sang opera, wrote screenplays, and appeared in over 150 films. In 1914, Muse helped pioneer the black theater movement by co-founding the all-black theater troupe, the Lafayette Theater Stock Company.
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.
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, 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. He acted for more than sixty years appearing in more than 150 movies.
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Clarence Edouard Muse 1889 – 1979. Actor, director, writer, composer. At a Glance … Earned Degree in International Law. Performed in Second Talking Film. Criticized for Playing Stereotypical Parts. Sources. During his 50-year career, character actor Clarence Muse appeared in over 200 Hollywood films, as well as
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).
