Frank H. Wilson

For other people named Frank Wilson, see Frank Wilson (disambiguation).
Frank H. Wilson
Born Frank Henry Wilson
(1886-05-04)May 4, 1886
Harlem, New York, New York City
Died February 16, 1956(1956-02-16) (aged 69)
Queens, New York
Occupation Actor
Years active 1914–1954

Frank Henry Wilson (May 4, 1886 – February 16, 1956)[1] was an African-American Broadway actor who also appeared in films. His father was Thomas M. Wilson. Frank started out in show business in vaudeville and minstrelsy.[2] He appeared in a large number of plays, including the original 1927 version of Porgy with Rose McClendon and Evelyn Ellis. In 1922 he appeared in Eugene O'Neill's play All God's Chillun Got Wings and a revival of O'Neill's The Emperor Jones in 1925.[3]

He made his film debut in 1932 and later played in films that had stage origins: The Emperor Jones (1933) and Warner Brothers' Green Pastures (1936) and Watch on the Rhine (1943). Wilson made his television debut in 1953 before dying in 1956.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Eugene M. Vazzana, Silent Film Necrology, 2nd edition, c.2001, p. 571.
  2. ↑ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976, vol. 4 Q-Z, p. 2592, originally published annually by John Parker; this edition compiled by Gale Research Company.
  3. ↑ Stanley Appelbaum, Great Actors & Actress of the American Stage in Historic Photographs, c. 1983, p. 69.

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