List of entertainers who performed in blackface

This is a list of entertainers known to have performed in blackface.

Bert Williams, shown here in blackface, was the highest-paid African-American entertainer of his day.

A–C  D–G  H–L  M–R  S–Z

A–C

D–G

H–L

M–R

S–Z

External links

References

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  3. Is Blackface Ever OK? - Newsweek
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  6. Behind the Camera (4/30)
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  10. "The Theatre: Scarlet Sister; Red Apples". Time. December 1, 1930.
  11. Billy Barty - Overview - MSN Movies
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Primarily a blackface performer.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Watkins, Mel (1994). On the Real Side: Laughing, Lying, and Signifying—The Underground Tradition of African-American Humor that Transformed American Culture, from Slavery to Richard Pryor. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 133.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Smith, Rj, "Pardon the Expression" (book review), Los Angeles Magazine, August 2001
  15. McShane, Larry (1993-10-11). "Danson's appearance in blackface at Goldberg roast draws criticism". Bangor Daily News. AP. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  16. Watkins p. 83
  17. Watts, Jill (August 23, 2001). Mae West: An Icon in Black and White. Oxford University Press. pp. 189–. ISBN 9780190289713. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
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  21. Youngkin, Stephen (2005). The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2360-8.
  22. "Herbert Nadal, 83, Dies. Vaudeville Performer Noted for Minstrel Routines". New York Times. January 28, 1957. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  23. "Neil O'Brien Dies at 85. Retired Minstrel Once With Primrose and Dockstader". New York Times. January 14, 1954. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
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  25. "Bert Swor, 65, Dies. Old-Time Minstrel". New York Times. December 1, 1943. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  26. Frank Tinney. The New York Times, November 29, 1940, p.26
  27. Lott, Eric (1993). Love and Theft: Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-509641-5.
  28. Derby, George, White, James Terry - The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, Vol. 5, 1897, p. 440
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