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American actor (1893–1954)
Ernest Whitman
Whitman as Vincent Jackson in the Broadway play
The Last Mile (1930)
Born
Ernest Whitman
(1893-02-21 ) February 21, 1893Died August 5, 1954(1954-08-05) (aged 61 ) Other names Ernest R. Whitman Occupation Actor
Ernest Whitman (February 21, 1893 – August 5, 1954) was an American stage and screen actor.[1] Ernest R. Whitman .[2]
Early years [ edit ]
Whitman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , and was educated at Tuskegee Institute .[3] Chautauquas led to his becoming an entertainer in vaudeville.[4]
Ernest Whitman as "Bill" with Amanda Randolph in the title role of The Beulah Show
Whitman debuted as an entertainer in Purcell, Oklahoma .[3] The Last Mile [1] Lucky Sambo [5]
He appeared in a number of films, including King for a Day (1934), The Prisoner of Shark Island The Green Pastures Jesse James Gone With the Wind Third Finger, Left Hand Among the Living Road to Zanzibar Cabin in the Sky Stormy Weather The Lost Weekend My Brother Talks to Horses Banjo (1947) and The Sun Shines Bright
On radio, Whitman was the wartime host of the Armed Forces Radio Service 's Jubilee [6] : 376 The Gibson Family [7] Beulah [6] [8]
Whitman died at his home[9] [10] [9]
Broadway roles [ edit ]
Billed as Ernest Whitman [ edit ]
The Last Mile
Chamberlain Brown's Scrap Book (1932) as Ashley the penitent
—Source: Internet Broadway Database[11]
Billed as Ernest R. Whitman [ edit ]
Harlem (1929) as Kid Vamp and in ensemble
Savage Rhythm (1931) as Sweetback
Bloodstream (1932) as Duke Taylor
The Monster (1933) as Caliban
John Brown (1934) as Frederick Douglass
—Source: Internet Broadway Database[2]
Filmography [ edit ]
King for a Day (1934, Short) as Mr. Brown (film debut)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Green Pastures Pharaoh
White Hunter
They Gave Him a Gun
Nothing Sacred
Daughter of Shanghai
Pacific Liner
Jesse James
Tell No Tales
6,000 Enemies
Gone With the Wind
Congo Maisie
Castle on the Hudson
Buck Benny Rides Again
Safari
Maryland
Mystery Sea Raider
The Return of Frank James
Third Finger, Left Hand
Santa Fe Trail
Back Street
Road to Zanzibar
The Get-Away
The Pittsburgh Kid
Married Bachelor
Birth of the Blues
Blues in the Night
Among the Living
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
The Bugle Sounds
Drums of the Congo
Arabian Nights
The Human Comedy
Cabin in the Sky
Stormy Weather
The Impostor
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
Dillinger
The Lost Weekend
She Wouldn't Say Yes
My Brother Talks to Horses
Banjo
Blonde Savage
Half-Pint Pygmy (1948, Short) as Pygmy (Voice, Uncredited)
Beulah
The Sun Shines Bright
References [ edit ]
^ a b "The Last Mile" . Internet Broadway Database. 1930. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2012 .
^ a b "Ernest R. Whitman" . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021 .
^ a b "Ernest Whitman wins admirers" . California Eagle . California, Los Angeles. ASN. May 17, 1935. p. 8. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ernest Whitman Gets Role In New 20th Century Film" . California Eagle . California, Los Angeles. December 1, 1949. p. 14. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Olympic" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . February 20, 1927. p. 2, Section 3. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Rev. ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3
^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows . McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4
^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 91. ISBN 0-345-42923-0
^ a b "Ernest Whitman" . The New York Times . August 10, 1954. p. 19. ProQuest 112885302 . Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via ProQuest .
^ The Week's Census Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2011 .
^ "Ernest Whitman" . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021 .
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