Emory Richardson
Emory Richardson | |
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| Born | Emory Speer Richardson August 13, 1894 |
| Died | February 7, 1965 (aged 70) Sydenham Hospital, New York, US |
| Known for | Actor |
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| Relatives | Edward Sumner Richardson Jr., Marion Richardson, Blanche M Richardson |
Emory Speer Richardson (August 13, 1894 – February 7 1965) was an actor who appeared in American films. He was also in numerous theatrical productions.
Richardson was born in Marshallville, Georgia to Edward Sumner Richardson Sr. and Anna Wade Richardson. He was African American.
He had several roles in the 1931 production The Green Pastures. He portrayed Lykon in the 1946 theatrical production Lysistrata. Sidney Poitier was also in the cast.
He died after a long illness on February 7, 1965, at Sydenham Hospital, New York City. He had a son named Edward Richardson.
Filmography
- Beware (1946) as Dean Hargreaves
- Sepia Cinderella (1947) as Great Joseph
- Boarding House Blues (1948) as Simon
- The Philadelphia Story as Edward
- The Fugitive Kind (1960) as Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
References
- 1 2 "Emory Richardson – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ↑ Sampson, Henry T. (November 20, 2005). Swingin' on the Ether Waves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Programming, 1925–1955. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810840874 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 26, 1946 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Obituary for Emory Speer Richardson (Aged 70)". The Montclair Times. 11 February 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Emory Richardson". BFI. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.
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