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Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry (May 30, 1902 – November 19, 1985), better known by the stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of Jamaican and Bahamian descent, considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career.
Stepin Fetchit. Actor: Judge Priest. Stepin Fetchit remains one of the most controversial movie actors in American history.
Aug 5, 2021 · Born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, Stepin Fetchit was a Black vaudevillian who became a Hollywood star — and sparked great controversy. Lincoln Perry's persona of Stepin Fetchit made him a wealthy man — but it also angered many Black Americans due to his use of racial stereotypes.
Mar 6, 2006 · Although he never won an Oscar, Lincoln Perry was America's first black movie star. But for that distinction, Perry paid a heavy price -- he is best known as the character of Stepin Fetchit, a...
Stepin Fetchit, Hollywood's First Black Movie Star. It was the 1930s and film had grown to new heights. However, one of the peaks in film at the time has been lost to history. That peak was Stepin Fetchit whose real name is Lincoln Perry, the first ever black movie star.
Quick Reference. (c. 1902–1985), actor. His name now nearly synonymous with slow-witted, shuffling servility, Stepin Fetchit was a talented comic actor and the first African American movie star.
Dec 12, 2005 · With his sleepy eyes, whining drawl and shuffling feet, Stepin Fetchit was the screen avatar of that hoariest and most loathed of stereotypes, the utterly servile yet totally shiftless Negro....
Feb 27, 2019 · Lincoln Perry (1902-1985) is often credited as the world’s first Black movie star. Using the stage name Stepin Fetchit, he is also said to be the first Black actor to become a millionaire. Born...
Feb 15, 2007 · He arrived in Hollywood in the early 1920s after a period on the Vaudeville comedy circuit. When a Twentieth Century Fox Studios talent scout spotted him, Perry was given a successful screen test and his career began as “Stepin Fetchit” (Perry named his persona after a race-horse).
Feb 9, 2017 · It honors one Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, better known as Stepin Fetchit — a comedian from Alabama (by way of the Bahamas) who was the first black actor to earn a million dollars,...
