Clarence Muse | |
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![]() Muse in 1978 | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | October 14, 1889
Died | October 13, 1979 Perris, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Education | Dickinson College |
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Years active | 1921โ1979 |
Spouses |
Irene Ena (m. 1952) |
Children | 3 |
Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 โ October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a film, 1929's Hearts in Dixie. He acted for 50 years, and appeared in more than 150 films. He was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973.