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 .

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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.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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Clarence Muse Quotes:

Madeline: Driver, who were those men we saw?
Coach Driver: They are not men, madame. They are dead bodies!


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.


Evans the Butler: Do I look pale?
Jules Mason: No.
Evans the Butler: I feel pale.


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Inducted into the "Black Filmmakers Hall Of Fame" [1973]

An outspoken proponent for the positive treatment of black performers, Muse fought demeaning stereotypes for most his career. Ironically, he was a staunch supporter of the controversial black-oriented TV series "The Amos 'n Andy Show" (1951). He insisted that, despite the standard caricatures of the title players, the series allowed black actors to portray white-collar roles such as doctors, bankers, judges, and professors, generally not done in white-oriented series.

Died four days before the release of his final film, The Black Stallion (1979).

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