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Doe Doe Green
Doe Doe Green (1889 - 1944) was a comic actor. A review of a 1922 performance of his with the Jack "Ginger" Wiggins company described him as a "popular neat dancing comedian". He portrayed Booker T in the 1931 film ''Enemies of the Law''. In the 1937 production ''Big Blow'' he was the only African American in the cast playing a role described as "a Negro lost in a white man's world" as he seeks to protect an orphaned white girl. D. D. Green's 2-act play ''Back to Africa'' was published in 1923. Theater *''Jake's Family'' (1915) *''Swanee River Home'' (1922) *''Liza (1922)'' (1922) by Maceo Pinkard *''Appearances (Broadway show)'' (1925) as Rufus *''The Green Pastures'' (1930) as Gabriel *''Big Blow'' (1937) *''The Patriots (play)'' (1943) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Doe Doe 1889 births 1944 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Actor
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |