Edward Thompson (actor)

Edward Thompson (1898–1960) was an actor in the United States. He appeared in several films with African American casts. He worked on films with his wife Evelyn Preer, Spencer Williams, and other prominent African American actors including in Al Christie productions.[1] He played in various theater productions as an actor, including in a musical dancing role in Darktown Follies.[2]

He was born James Edward Thompson. He married fellow actor Evelyn Preer. Her second husband, they were both with the Lafayette Players in Chicago. They married February 4, 1924, in Williamson County, Tennessee, Tennessee (while in Nashville).[3] The couple had a daughter in 1932.[4]

Thompson starred in the 1929 Al Christie film Oft in the Silly Night,[5] as Temus Robinson.

  1. ^ Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Edward Thompson: The Lafayette "Raymond Hitchcock"". The Chicago Defender (Big Weekend Edition). 20 November 1920. p. 3. ProQuest 493443882. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Silent Era : People". www.silentera.com.
  4. ^ "Pneumonia Case Fatal to Star". he New York Amsterdam News. 23 November 1932. p. 2. ProQuest 226256766. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Film Archive Oft in the Silly Night".