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James Franklin Baskett [citation needed] (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South. In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948. [1]
Baskett also filled in as the voice of Br'er Rabbit for Johnny Lee in the "Laughing Place" sequence after Lee was called away to do a USO tour. [18] Disney told Baskett's sister Ruth that Baskett was "the best actor, I believe, to be discovered in years". After the film's release, Disney maintained contact with him.
James Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South, which made him the first African-American man, and the first actor in a Disney film, to win an Academy Award for acting. [2]
Harlem Is Heaven is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama and musical film directed by Irwin Franklyn and featuring a virtually all African-American cast. [4] Bill "Bojangles" Robinson stars in his first leading role on screen, along with Putney Dandridge, John Mason, and some of the top entertainers of the period from Harlem's famous Cotton Club, including James Baskett, Anise Boyer, Henri ...
Eddie Anderson, actor (d. 1977) James Baskett, actor (d. 1948) Louise Beavers, actress (d. 1962) Everett Brown, actor (d. 1953) Cab Calloway, actor (d. 1994) Alvin Childress, actor (d. 1986) Gee Gee James, radio and theater actress and singer (d. 1971) Canada Lee, professional athlete, musician, and actor (d. 1952) Alice Whitman, actress (d. 1968)
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James Baskett wins an Academy Honorary Award for his role as Uncle Remus in Song of the South, becoming the first African-American actor to win an Oscar. [3] Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from Song of the South, written by Ray Gilbert and composed by Allie Wrubel, wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [3]
February 14 – James Baskett, 44, American actor, Song of the South; February 23 – Patricia Farr, 35, American actress, Lady Luck, Criminals of the Air, Girls Can Play, Lady Behave! March 10 – William L. Thorne, 69, American actor, Vanishing Men; March 25 – Warren Hymer, 42, American actor, Up the River, She's Dangerous, The Lady and the Mob