Blue Washington

Blue Washington

Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971. Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood.  He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation.  In the end he chose a different path.  It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues.  The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.

Tentang

Stage Name: Blue Washington

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.0914

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1898-02-11

Lokasi Lahir: Los Angeles, California, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

1949

Pinky

Man (uncredited)

1949

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

Native Bearer (uncredited)

1948

To the Ends of the Earth

Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)

1942

Road to Morocco

Nubian Slave (uncredited)

1942

Tales of Manhattan

Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)

1942

It Happened in Flatbush

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

1942

Lady for a Night

Man Sitting Next to Chloe (uncredited)

1941

Sundown

Askari Veteran (uncredited)

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Opera House Doorman (uncredited)

1940

The Long Voyage Home

Black Cook on Glencairn

1939

Gone with the Wind

Renegade's Companion (uncredited)

1939

Way Down South

Slave

1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

Man in Line-Up

1939

Rose of Washington Square

Prisoner (uncredited)

1939

Twelve Crowded Hours

First Bartender (uncredited)

1938

Kentucky

Bill

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

Dock Worker (uncredited)

1938

Over the Wall

Convict Playing Guitar

1937

Wells Fargo

Sam - Coachman

1937

Souls at Sea

Ship Slave (uncredited)

1934

Menace

Kenya Manservant

1932

Haunted Gold

Clarence Washington Brown

1931

Guilty Hands

Johnny (uncredited)

1930

Lucky Larkin

Hambone

1929

Welcome Danger

Thorne's Henchman (uncredited)

1929

Rio Rita

Fremont Bank Robber

1929

Black Magic

Unit

1929

Weary River

Prisoner in Bathtub (uncredited)

1928

The Phantom City

'Blue'

1928

Beggars of Life

Black Mose

1928

The Smart Set

Polo Fan

1928

There It Is

The Butler

1927

The Blood Ship

Negro

1920

Haunted Spooks

Butler (uncredited)

1919

Rowdy Ann

The Train Porter