Emory Speer Richardson (August 13, 1894 – February 7 1965) was an actor who appeared in American films. He was also in numerous theatrical productions.[1]
Emory Richardson | |
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| Born | Emory Speer Richardson August 13, 1894 |
| Died | February 7, 1965 |
| Known for | Actor |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Edward Sumner Richardson Jr., Marion Richardson, Blanche M Richardson |
Richardson was born in Marshallville, Georgia to Edward Sumner Richardson Sr. and Anna Wade Richardson.[1] He was African American.[2]
He had several roles in the 1931 production The Green Pastures.[3] He portrayed Lykon in the 1946 theatrical production Lysistrata. Sidney Poitier was also in the cast.[4]
He died after a long illness on February 7, 1965, at Sydenham Hospital, New York. He had a son named Edward Richardson.[5]
Filmography edit
- Beware (film) (1946) as Dean Hargreaves
- Sepia Cinderella (1947) as Great Joseph
- Boarding House Blues (1948) as Simon
- The Philadelphia Story (1959 film) as Edward [6]
- The Fugitive Kind (1960) as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Emory Richardson – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. (November 20, 2005). Swingin' on the Ether Waves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Programming, 1925-1955. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810840874 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (October 26, 1946). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Obituary for Emory Speer Richardson (Aged 70)". The Montclair Times. 11 February 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Emory Richardson". BFI. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.
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