Oscar Polk

Oscar Polk
Portrait of Oscar Polk by Carl Van Vechten, Jan. 24, 1937
Born	December 25, 1899 Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	January 4, 1949 (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1927–1946

Oscar Polk (December 25, 1899^[1][2] – January 4, 1949) was an American actor, best known for his portrayal as the servant "Pork" in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. His most memorable scene in that film comes when "Pork" discloses to Scarlett O'Hara, portrayed by Vivian Leigh, the back property taxes on Tara, are $300. On January 4, 1949, he was fatally struck by a taxi cab as he stepped off a curb in Times Square ten days after his 49th birthday. At the time of his death he was scheduled to have a major role in the play Leading Lady, and he was replaced by Ossie Davis. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Long Island, New York.

Theatre credits

Broadway

• The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927)
• Once in a Lifetime (1930)
• Both Your Houses (1933)
• The Green Pastures (1935)
• You Can't Take It with You (1936)
• Swingin' The Dream (1939), a swing music adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• Sunny River (1942)
• The Walking Gentleman (1942)
• Dark Eyes (1943)

Other stage credits

• Horses Are Like That (1943)
• Bigger Than Barnum (1946)
• The Magnificent Heel (1946)

References

1. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
2. U.S. Census, April 1, 1930. State of New York, County of New York, enumeration district 1053, page 1-B.

External links

• Oscar Polk at the Internet Movie Database
• Oscar Polk at the Internet Broadway Database

Oscar Polk at Find a Grave