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Spencer Williams (July 14, 1893 – December 13, 1969) was an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed Andy on TV 's The Amos 'n' Andy Show and directed films including the 1941 race film The Blood of Jesus .
Spencer Williams was born in Vidalia, Louisiana, United States. [1] He was reportedly educated at St. Charles University in New Orleans, although no such school is known to have existed (there was, however, a St. Charles University a few hours west in Grand Couteau).
They partnered with Spencer Williams on several films. [6] Sack distributed several Oscar Micheaux films. [7] Sack secured a deal with RKO to distribute four two-reel films of "Negro spirituals". [8] The brothers re-released some films. The brothers purchased the Lucas Theatre in Dallas, Texas. [citation needed] He opened the Coronet Theatre in ...
Williams appeared in Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. as a female fortune teller who predicts Gertie’s death. [ 6 ] Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. was the last starring role in a feature movie for Francine Everett, who was a star in race films, most notably Keep Punching (1939) and Big Timers (1945).
Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, Berkshire, UK. The Stanley Spencer Gallery is an art museum in the South of England dedicated to the life and work of the artist Stanley Spencer. It was opened in 1962 and is located in the Thameside village of Cookham, Berkshire where the artist was born and spent much of his life. The gallery's collection ...
Chico Benymon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, singer, musician, and fashion designer best known for his role as Andre "Spencer" Williams on the UPN comedy Half & Half. He also starred in the Nickelodeon TV series The Haunted Hathaways .
Go Down Death was the third in a trilogy of religious-oriented films directed by Spencer Williams, an African-American filmmaker and actor, for the production and distribution company. He previously directed The Blood of Jesus (1941) and the now-lost Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942). [ 3 ]
The film is a plotless thirty-minute montage reconsidering Spencer's religious melodramas [4] such as The Blood of Jesus (1941) that cuts scenes and aspects of his films [5] while assembling major and minor moments into a portrait reflecting 1940s Black America.