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Spencer Williams (July 14, 1893 – December 13, 1969) was an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed Andy on TV 's The Amos 'n' Andy Show and directed films including the 1941 race film The Blood of Jesus .
Childress as Jacques in the Federal Theatre Project production of Haiti at the Lafayette Theatre (1938). Alvin Childress was born in Meridian, Mississippi.He was educated at Rust College, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.
The Lady Fare is a 1929 American short comedy film [1] [2] directed by William Watson [3] from a story by Octavus Roy Cohen [4] and screenplay by Spencer Williams. [5] [6] [7] It was produced by Al Christie and filmed by the Christie Film Company. [8]
The Blood of Jesus (also known as The Glory Road) is a 1941 American independent [2] fantasy drama race film written, directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The plot concerns a Baptist woman who, after being accidentally shot by her atheist husband, is sent to a crossroads , where Satan tries to lead her astray.
Go Down Death was the third in a trilogy of religious-oriented films directed by Spencer Williams, an African-American filmmaker and actor, for the production and distribution company. He previously directed The Blood of Jesus (1941) and the now-lost Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942). [ 3 ]
Juke: Passages from the Films of Spencer Williams is a 2015 documentary film [1] [2] by film essayist Thom Andersen featuring selected excerpts from the films of African American director Spencer Williams Jr. [3]
Marching On! is a 1943 American race film directed and written by Spencer Williams. Sequences were filmed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The film was later rereleased with additional musical sequences under the title Where's My Man To-nite?.
Moore was born Harry Roscoe Moore in Rock Island, Illinois, one of 13 children of Harry and Cynthia Moore. [1] [2] His father was a night watchman at a brewery.Tim Moore dropped out of grammar school to work at odd jobs in town and even danced for pennies in the streets with his friend, Romeo Washburn.