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The Peanut Man (film)
''The Peanut Man'' is a 1947 American film about the life of George Washington Carver starring Clarence Muse. Muse won an interracial unity award for his role in the 45-minute film in 1949. In 1954, ''Jet'' magazine reported he was working on another Carver film at his Muse-a-White ranch in Perris, California as a test film for a planned feature film. Tony Paton was the producer for the test film. Paton and Muse met on a flight to New Orleans. ''Ebony'' magazine headlined an article about the film stating it "Indicts Hollywood Race Bias". A continuity cutting for the film was deposited with the New York State Archives. Maidie Norman made her film debut in the film. A poster for the film touts it as the "First Colored Feature Film in Glorious Natural Colors". Cast * Clarence Muse as George Washington Carver * Ernest Anderson as Robert * Maidie Norman as Lucretia * Shelby Bacon as Augustus * Wade Crosby as Jeffries * Ray Teal as Dr. Miller * Bernard Gorcey Bernard Gorcey ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver ( 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to improve types of soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted poor farmers to grow other crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life. The most popular of his 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes using peanuts. Although he spent years developing and promoting numerous products made from peanuts, none became commercially successful. Apart from his work to improve the lives of farmers, Carver was also a leader in promoting environmentalism. He received numerous honors for his work, including the Spingarn Medal of the NAACP. In an era of high racial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Muse
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''. He acted for 50 years, and appeared in more than 150 films. He was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Life and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Alexander and Mary Muse, he studied at Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for one year in 1908. He left because he believed he could not make a living in law as an African American. He later received an honorary doctorate of laws from Dickinson School of Law in 1978. By the 1920s Muse was acting in New York during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem theatres, Lincoln Players and Lafayette Players. While with the Lafayette Players, Muse worked under the management of producer Robert Levy on productions that helped black actors to gain prominence and resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perris, California
Perris is an old railway city in Riverside County, California, United States, located east-southeast of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. It is known for Lake Perris, an artificial lake, skydiving, and its sunny dry climate. Perris is within the Inland Empire metropolitan area of Southern California. Perris had a population of 78,700 as of the 2020 census. History The coming of the California Southern Railroad led to the founding of the city around the new depot, on the rail connection between the present-day cities of Barstow and San Diego. The Perris Depot is included in the Library of Congress’ Historic American Buildings Survey. Due to a land title dispute at Pinacate, most of its citizens moved two miles north on the railroad and established Perris in 1885. The city is named in honor of Fred T. Perris, chief engineer of the California Southern Railroad.The city of Perris was incorporated in 1911. It originally was within San Diego County but, in 1892, it was tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Paton
Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby league footballer * Tony (footballer, born 1983), full name Tony Heleno da Costa Pinho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1986), full name Antônio de Moura Carvalho, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1989), full name Tony Ewerton Ramos da Silva, Brazilian football right-back Film, theater and television * Tony Awards, a Broadway theatre honor * ''Tony'' (1982 film), a Kannada film * ''Tony'' (2009 film), a British horror film directed by Gerard Johnson * ''Tony'' (2013 film), an Indian Kannada thriller film * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 1), an episode of British comedy-drama ''Skins'' * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 2), an episode of ''Skins'' Music * Tony T., stage name of Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York State Archives
The New York State Archives is a unit of the Office of Cultural Education within the New York State Education Department, with its main facility located in the Cultural Education Center on Madison Avenue in Albany, New York, United States. The New York State Library and the New York State Museum are also located in the Cultural Education Center. Organization The New York State Archives was established in 1971 to preserve and make accessible recorded evidence documenting New York State's history, governments, events, and peoples from the 17th century to the present. Full operations began in 1978 when the organization's storage and research facility opened in the Cultural Education Center. Collections The Archives preserves and provides access to over 270 million documents dating from the period of Dutch and British colonial rule during the 17th and 18th centuries through the modern day. The State Archives preserves records from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maidie Norman
Maidie Ruth Norman (October 16, 1912 – May 2, 1998) was an American radio, stage, film, and television actress as well as an instructor in African-American literature and theater. Early life Norman was born Maidie Ruth Gamble on a plantation in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Louis and Lila Graham Gamble. She was raised in Lima, Ohio, and began studying drama and performing in Shakespeare plays as a child. She graduated from Central High School in Lima in 1930, and attended Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1934. She then got her master's degree in drama at Columbia University in 1937. She married real-estate broker McHenry Norman on December 22, 1937. She later used her husband's surname as her professional name. Career Acting Norman began her career in radio with appearances on ''The Jack Benny Program'' and ''Amos 'n' Andy''. In 1946, she began studying at the Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood. She made her stage debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Anderson (actor)
Ernest Anderson was an American actor. He became known for his role in ''In This Our Life'' in 1942, where he portrayed a young paralegal who is falsely accused of manslaughter. Personal life Anderson attended Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. and later got a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. He moved to California to work in film. He served briefly in the army at the end of the Second World War, before returning to Los Angeles. Acting career Anderson moved to Hollywood and took a job with Warner Brothers. His first acting role was in ''In This Our Life''. Bette Davis had arranged Anderson's interview for the part of Parry Clay in that film. He returned to Warner Brothers after serving in World War II, and continued acting until the late 1960s. Selected filmography * ''In This Our Life'' (1942) - Parry Clay * '' The Peanut Man'' (1947) * ''The Well'' (1952) - Mr. Crawford * '' Band Wagon'' (1953) - Train Porter * ''North by Northwest'' (1959) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelby Bacon
Shelby may refer to: Places United States * Shelby, Alabama, a census-designated place and unincorporated community * Shelby, Idaho * Shelby, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Shelby, Iowa, a city * Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan, a village * Shelby, Mississippi, a city * Shelby, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Shelby, Montana, a city * Shelby, Nebraska, a village * Shelby, New York, a town * Shelby, North Carolina, a small city * Shelby, Ohio, a city * Shelby, Texas, an unincorporated town * Shelby, Virginia * Shelby, Wisconsin, a town ** Shelby (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Camp Shelby, a military post adjacent to Hattiesburg, Mississippi * Fort Shelby (Michigan), a military fort in Detroit, in use from 1779 to 1826 * Fort Shelby (Wisconsin), an American military installation built in 1814 and destroyed by the British in 1815 * Shelby County (other) * Shelby Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Shelby, a mountain in An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Crosby
Wade Crosby (August 22, 1905 – October 2, 1975) was an actor in American films. He was also part of radio programs. He was in several Republic Pictures films. Filmography * ''Ride a Crooked Mile'' (1938) as George Rotz * ''Wagon Train (film), Wagon Train'' (1940) as Wagonmaster O'Follard * ''Sign of the Wolf'' (1941) * ''Citadel of Crime'' (1941) as Rufe * ''The Sundown Kid'' (1942) * ''Shepherd of the Ozarks'' (1942) as Kirk * ''The Woman of the Town'' (1943) as Crockett * ''Headin' for God's Country'' (1943) as Jim Talbot * ''Roaring Guns'' (1944) * ''Cheyenne Wildcat'' (1944) as Henchman, uncredited * ''Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' (1945) * ''Bandits of the Badlands'' (1945) * ''Traffic in Crime'' (1946) * ''Monkey Businessmen'' (1946), a Three Stooges short comedy film * ''The Peanut Man (film), The Peanut Man'' (1947) * ''Along the Oregon Trail'' (1947) as Blacksmith Tom * ''Under California Stars'' (1948) as Lige McFarland * ''The Paleface (1948 film), The Paleface'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Teal
Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor.The book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Teal's birth date as January 12, 1908. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series ''Bonanza'' (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as '' Western Jamboree'' (1938) with Gene Autry, ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, ''The Black Arrow'' (1948), Billy Wilder's '' Ace in the Hole'' (1951) and ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Early life Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor. Acting career His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-abiding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Gorcey
Bernard Gorcey (9 January 1886 – 11 September 1955) was a Russian-born American actor. He began in Vaudeville, performed on Broadway, and appeared in multiple shorts and films. He portrayed ice cream shop proprietor Louie Dumbrowski in Monogram Pictures' The Bowery Boys series of B movies. Career Stage Early in his career Gorcey found success in comedy roles. Between 1907 and 1937 he played in several stage productions, including ''Tom Jones'' (1912), ''What Ails You?'' (1918), ''Somebody's Sweetheart'' (1920) (as "A Mysterious Conspirator"), ''Always You'' (1922) (as "Isaac Cohen"), ''Abie's Irish Rose'' (1923), ''Wildflower'' (1925) (as "Gaston La Roche"), ''Song of the Flame'' (1927) (as “Count Boris”), ''Cherry Blossoms'' (1930) (as "George Washington Goto"), ''Pressing Business'' (1931), ''Joy of Living'' (1931), ''Wonder Boy'' (1932) (as "Commodore Cohen"), ''Keeping Expenses Down'' (1935) (as "Kent J. Goldstein"), ''Creeping Fire'' (1935) (as "Mr. Goodman" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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