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First African-American clown in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, acting: ... 1947 – Jan 13, 2002) was an American clown, actor and director.
David Shiner – Tony Award-winning American born mime and circus clown who has appeared on Broadway and with several European circuses; Demetrius Nock – "Bello Nock," star clown in Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus; Dimitri – Swiss clown and mime; Emmett Kelly – American tramp clown; Frankie Saluto – American clown, Ringling ...
This list of black animated characters lists fictional characters found on animated television series and in motion pictures, from 2010 to 2019.The Black people in this list include African American animated characters and other characters of Sub-Saharan African descent or populations characterized by dark skin color (a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania, the southern ...
Brenda Lee Banks (July 19, 1948 – December 30, 2020) was an American animator, who was one of the first African American women to work as a professional animator. [1]
At the age of 23, Preer's first film role was in Oscar Micheaux's 1919 debut film The Homesteader, in which she played Orlean. Preer was promoted by Micheaux as his leading actress with a steady tour of personal appearances and a publicity campaign, she was one of the first African American women to become a star to the black community. [5]
Barbara Brandon-Croft (born November 27, 1958) [1] is an American cartoonist, [2] best known for creating the comic strip Where I'm Coming From, and for being the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist.
The First Breeze of Summer [7] [19] Hattie St. Mark's Playhouse: Also appeared in the 1976 Movie of the Week. Black Picture Show [20] Rita (understudy) Vivian Beaumont Theater: 1974 Les Femmes Noires [21] Mrs. Thompson The Other Stage 1961 Kwamina [22] Naii 54th Street Theatre The Blacks: A Clown Show [6] Augustus Snow St. Mark's Playhouse ...
Her numbers combined musical aspects and comedic parts. She was one of the first female clowns in the United Kingdom. She performed at the Olympia London. [4] She usually wears a short white wig and a small conical hat . In 1927, she met the clown Albert Adams, who became her husband and partner in their duo act “Lulu and Albertino Adams”.