A. B. DeComathiere

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A. B. DeComathiere (19 November 1877 - 18 May 1940) was an actor in the United States. He had a leading role in The Brute (1920). He also starred in the race film The Black King (1932), a satire of Marcus Garvey and his followers. [1]

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He was born in New York. He was Connie in the Vaudeville team Sloe and Connie. [2]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Black King, the". 15 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Peterson, Bernard L. (July 10, 2001). Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780313295348 via Google Books.
  3. "The Brute (1920) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. "Midnight Ace, the (1928)". The Pittsburgh Courier. 24 March 1928. p. 15.
  5. "A.B. DeComathiere | BFI". www.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021.