Carman Newsome (June 21, 1912 - July 17, 1974) was an African-American actor, musician and band conductor in the United States. His work includes leading roles in five

Oscar Micheaux Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled ...

films. Born in Kansas, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio when he was a teenager. He went to

Cleveland Central High School ''For other schools, see Cleveland High School (disambiguation)'' Cleveland Central High School is a public high school in Cleveland, Mississippi. The sole high school of the Cleveland School District, it serves Cleveland, Boyle, Renova, and ...

and started a popular Cleveland Jazz band. Newsome died in Cleveland. In 1937, Micheaux hired Newsome to handle the sales and distribution of his films. Micheaux picked Newsome as the male lead in "God's Step Children" (1938). Newsome went on to star in four more Micheaux' films.

Filmography

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God's Step Children ''God's Step Children'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Oscar Micheaux and starring Jacqueline Lewis. The film is inspired by a combination of elements shared from two previously released Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood production ...

'' (1937) as Jimmie (adult) *''

Lying Lips ''Lying Lips'' is a 1939 American melodrama race film written and directed by Oscar Micheaux who co-produced the film with aviator Hubert Fauntlenroy Julian, starring Edna Mae Harris, and Robert Earl Jones (the father of James Earl Jones). ''Lyi ...

'' (1938) as Benjamin Hadnott *'' Swing'' (1938) as Ted Gregory *'' Birthright'' (1939), as Peter, a young, black Harvard graduate *''

The Notorious Elinor Lee ''The Notorious Elinor Lee'' is a 1940 race film directed, written, and co-produced by the African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Plot Elinor Lee, a gangster’s moll living in the Harlem section of New York City, has signed up-and-coming box ...

'' (1940), as Norman Haywood

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newsome, Carman Male actors from Cleveland 1912 births 1974 deaths American male film actors 20th-century American male actors