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Spencer Williams, Jr.

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The Resume

    (July 14, 1893-December 13, 1969)
    Born in Vidalia, Louisiana
    Portrayed Andy Brown in The Amos 'n Andy Show
    Appeared in the films 'Georgia Rose' (1930), 'The Virginia Judge' (1935), 'Harlem on the Prairie' (1937), 'Harlem Rides the Range' (1939), and 'Son of Ingagi' (1940)
    Directed and appeared in the films 'The Blood of Jesus' (1941), 'Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus' (1942), 'Go Down, Death!' (1944), 'Beale Street Mama' (1946), 'Dirty Gertie from Harlem, U.S.A.' (1946), and 'Juke Joint' (1947)

Why he might be annoying:

    Many of the films he directed were thought to be lost until copies were discovered in a Tyler, Texas, warehouse in1983; one, 'Brother Martin,' remains lost.
    He portrayed a female fortune teller in 'Dirty Gertie.'
    He was chosen for 'The Amos 'n Andy Show' partly because he resembled Charles Correll in blackface.
    An attempt to tour with castmates Alvin Childress, Tim Moore, and Lilian Randolph as 'The TV Stars of Amos 'n Andy' was quashed by CBS, who considered it a violation of their exclusive rights to the show and its characters (1956).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served as General 'Black Jack' Pershing's bugler in Mexico (1917).
    He was mentored by vaudeville star Bert Williams.
    He co-wrote and appeared in the first talking film with an all-black cast, the two-reel short 'The Melancholy Dame.' (1928)
    'The Blood of Jesus' was the first 'race film' added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry of 'historically, culturally, or aesthetically significant' films (1991).

Credit: C. Fishel


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