Harlem’s Bert Williams, One Of The First And One Of The Last, 1874-1922
The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. While some sources have credited him as being the first African American man to have a leading role in a film with Darktown Jubilee in 1914, other sources have credited actor Sam Lucas with this same distinction… The post Harlem’s Bert Williams, One Of The First And One Of The Last, 1874-1922 appeared first on Harlem World Magazine.
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Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. While some sources have credited him as being the first African American man to have a leading role in a film with Darktown Jubilee in 1914, other sources have credited actor Sam Lucas with this same distinction…
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