Saint Suttle

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Saint Suttle was born 1870 in Elkton, Kentucky. He is know for his involvement with theater in the group know as the Rag-Time Four.[1] Where he performed in minstrels that were based in Chicago but toured the whole country.[2] Suttle also was a composer of music in the ragtime genre that is called coon songs.[1]He stared in a film with Gertie Brown called " Something Good-Negro Kiss" which was meant to be a parody of the Irwin-Rice kiss film that took place not to long before.[3] Suttle passed away in 1932 at the age of 49 in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

 
Saint Suttle

Historical Importance

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Was involved in a film selected for the library of congress national film registry with is involvement in the film "Something Good-Negro Kiss".[4] The film was made in 1898 and is one of the earliest African American affection shown on screen.[5]

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  1. ^ a b c "Archival Rediscovery and the Production of - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  2. ^ "1898 silent film of black actors prompts 'radical - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  3. ^ "Preview unavailable - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  4. ^ "Preview unavailable - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  5. ^ "UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2021-10-30.