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A. B. DeComathiere

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A. B. DeComathiere (19 November 1877 - 18 May 1940) was an actor in the United States. He had a leading role in The Brute (1920). He also starred in the race film The Black King (1932), a satire of Marcus Garvey and his followers.[1]

He was born in New York. He was Connie in the Vaudeville team Sloe and Connie.[2]

Filmography

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Theater

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  • An African Prince (1920)
  • Dumb Luck (1922)
  • Goat Alley (1927)[2]
  • Porgy (play) as Simon Frazier, a lawyer
  • The Second Coming (1931)
  • Ol' Man Satan (1932) as Satan[2]
  • Ragtime (1933)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Black King, the". 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Peterson, Bernard L. (July 10, 2001). Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313295348 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Brute (1920) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. ^ "Midnight Ace, the (1928)". The Pittsburgh Courier. 24 March 1928. p. 15.
  5. ^ "A.B. DeComathiere | BFI". www.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021.