Elcors "Shingzie" Howard was an actress in the U.S. She appeared in several Oscar Michaux films.[1] She also worked for the Colored Players Film Corporation.[2]
Elcors "Shingzie" Howard | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Teacher |
| Known for | Appearing in several Oscar Michaux films and working for the Colored Players Film Corporation |
After she married she became known as Shingzie Howard McClane.[3] She retired from filmmaking and became a teacher. She appeared in the documentary Midnight Ramble episode of American Experience about early African American films in 1994.[3]
Filmography edit
- The Virgin of Seminole (1922)
- Jasper Landry's Will (1922)
- The Dungeon (1922) as Myrtle Downing
- A Son of Satan (1924)[4]
- The House Behind the Cedars (1927) as Rena
- The Prince of His Race (1926)
- Children of Fate (1928)[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Shingzie Howard Cindirella story - added". March 31, 1923. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Lupack, Barbara Tepa (November 8, 2013). Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253010728 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c McCann, Bob (December 21, 2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 9780786458042 – via Google Books.
- ^ Moon, Spencer; Allen, Linda (April 27, 1997). Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313298301 – via Google Books.
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