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Clarence Muese
Clarence Muse
Acting
Biography
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Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer. He was inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Muse was the first Negro to "star" in a film. He acted for more than sixty years appearing in more than 150 movies.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Alexander and Mary Muse, he studied at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and received an international law degree in 1911. He was acting in New York by the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem the…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Black Stallion
as Snoe
Passing Through
as Papa Harris
Car Wash
as Snapper
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The World's Greatest Athlete
as Gazenga's Assistant
A Dream for Christmas
as Donald Freeland
Buck and the Preacher
as Cudjo
Porgy and Bess
as Peter
Jungle Safari
as Kyba
She Couldn't Say No
as Diaper Delivery Man
