Saint Suttle | |
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 Film still with Suttle (on left) and Brown from Something Good – Negro Kiss (1898) | |
| Born | February 1870 |
| Died | February 4, 1932 (aged 61–62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | composer, performer |
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Saint Suttle (February 1870 – February 4, 1932), was an American composer and performer. Suttle was well known as a cakewalk artist and vaudeville performer in Chicago.[1][2] An African American, he was a pioneering performer in early film of the late 19th-century.[3]
- ^ "Library Of Congress Honors Groundbreaking 1898 Film Depicting Black Joy: Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviews Allyson Nadia Field". National Public Radio. December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Colored People Want Theater". Newspapers.com. The Inter Ocean (Chicago, Illinois), vol. XXX, no. 49. 12 May 1901. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ Metz, Nina (June 23, 2019). "In Black & White, Chicago Scholar Examines Early American Cinema For Clues To Help Untangle Minstrelsy Woven Into Our Pop Culture". Newspaper.com. Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois). p. 1, 8. Retrieved 2021-11-04.