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Jess Lee Brooks (June 10, 1894 – December 13, 1944), also known as Jesse Brooks, was an American actor. He is perhaps most famous for playing the African-American church preacher in the critically acclaimed motion picture Sullivan's Travels, where he leads his congregation in singing "Go Down Moses".[1]
Jess Lee Brooks | |
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.jpg) Brooks in Jungle Siren (1942) | |
| Born | June 10, 1894 |
| Died | December 13, 1944 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Partial filmography edit
- Dark Manhattan (1937)
- Spirit of Youth (1938)
- Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
- The Sun Never Sets (1939)
- Four Shall Die (1940) as Bill Summers
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) (uncredited) as Black preacher
- Lucky Ghost (1942) as Door Man
- Jungle Siren (1942) as Chief Selangi
- Broken Strings (1942)
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1942) as Oscar
- Drums of the Congo (1942) as Chief Madjeduka
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (uncredited) as The Justice
- Girl Crazy (1943) as Bickets[2]
- Son of Dracula (1943) (uncredited) as Steven
References edit
- ^ Klawans, Stuart (April 14, 2015). "Sullivan's Travels: Self-Portrait in a Fun-House Mirror". The Current.
- ^ "Jess Lee Brooks".
External links edit
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- Jess Lee Brooks at IMDb
- Jess Lee Brooks: A Black Western Actor in the Narrative of the American West
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