Clarence Muse
| Sign | Libra |
| Born | Oct 14, 1889 Baltimore, MD |
| Died | Oct 13, 1979 Perris, CA |
| Age | Died at 90 |
Clarence Muse | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1921-1979 |
| Known for | Handymen, menials |
| Top Roles | Man, Margaret's Servant, Porter, Porter on Train, Pullman Porter |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Adventure, Musical |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Based on Play, True Story (based on) |
| Top Collaborators | Frank Capra (Director), Jack L. Warner (Producer), Harry Semels, Ward Bond |
| Shares birthday with | Lillian Gish, Allan Jones, Jacqueline Beer see more.. |
Clarence Muse Overview:
Character actor, Clarence Muse, was born on Oct 14, 1889 in Baltimore, MD. Muse died at the age of 90 on Oct 13, 1979 in Perris, CA .
MINI BIO:
Clarence Muse was a Black American actor who found himself typecast as handymen or other menials, although he was a law graduate who later moved to acting, writing, and composing. The role of 'Jim' in the 1931 version of Huckleberry Finn established him in Hollywood. He made films there for 50 years, and also founded, or co-founded black theatre groups in New York. His star roles were confined to all-black productions, although he was delightful singing the Oscar-winning "Sunshine Cake" with Bing Crosby and Coleen Gray in Riding High. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Clarence Muse Quotes:
Officer Ryan: Why, Tim, you're a philospher.
Tim Washington, the Doorman: Am I? You don't say so. That ain't what my wife Mary says. She says I'm just a fool-talkin' old colored man.
Scruno: What's 'e matter, Ben?
Ben: Go no, go on, go on...
Scruno: Wait a minute. Don't go brushin' ME off, you know, 'cause you got a funny look in your face.
Ben: Oh, my face ain't no different than the day it was yesterday.
Charles Kessler: What's the matter with Miss Mannix?
Evans the Butler: I thought she was doing her exercises, but she's dead.
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