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'''Clinton Rosemond''' (November 1, 1882 – March 10, 1966) was an American singer and actor, born Cresent Clinton Rosemond.
'''Clinton Rosemond''' (November 1, 1882 – March 10, 1966) was an American singer and actor. Born '''Cresent Clinton Rosemond''', he served as a private in the United States Army during the [[Spanish–American War]], and he later sang in the Southern Trio with [[John C. Payne]] and [[Mabel Mercer]] in the 1920s. The group was based in England and specialized in [[a cappella]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Florence Mills: Harlem Jazz Queen|last=Egan|first=Bill|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|year=2004|pages=183}}</ref> Rosemond went on to act in American films of the 1930s and 1940s.


In the 1920s he sang in the Southern Trio with John C. Payne and Mabel Mercer. The group was based in England and specialized in a cappella.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Florence Mills: Harlem Jazz Queen|last=Egan|first=Bill|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|year=2004|isbn=|location=|pages=183}}</ref> Rosemond later went on to act in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. Often uncredited and typecast as a butler or servant due to a lack of film roles for African American actors, he was frequently relegated to playing demeaning parts, such as a stereotypical "scared Negro."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bernstein|first1=Matthew|title=Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television|date=2009|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=9780820327525|page=111|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_JnsmXU_sUC&pg=PA111&dq=%22Clinton+Rosemond%22+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqpeLc4ZjTAhVJ34MKHUtxBaQQ6AEINzAE#v=onepage&q=%22Clinton%20Rosemond%22%20actor&f=false|accessdate=10 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> Rosemond died in 1966 from a stroke.
Often uncredited and typecast as a butler or servant due to a lack of film roles for African-American actors, he was frequently relegated to playing demeaning parts, such as a stereotypical "scared Negro".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bernstein|first1=Matthew|title=Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television|date=2009|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=9780820327525|page=111|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_JnsmXU_sUC&dq=%22Clinton+Rosemond%22+actor&pg=PA111|access-date=10 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> Rosemond died in 1966 from a stroke.


He and his wife Corinne had two daughters, Eleanor Alsobrooks, an educator, and Bertha Hope Booker, a musician, and a son Clinton, a city planner.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kelley|first1=Robin|title=Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original|date=2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781439190463|page=276|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tz9xDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA276&dq=%22Clinton+Rosemond%22+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiqpeLc4ZjTAhVJ34MKHUtxBaQQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22Clinton%20Rosemond%22%20actor&f=false|accessdate=10 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>
He and his wife Corinne had two daughters, Eleanor Alsobrooks, an educator, and [[Bertha Hope|Bertha Hope-Booker]], a musician, and a son Clinton, a city planner.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kelley|first1=Robin|title=Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original|date=2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781439190463|page=276|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tz9xDQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Clinton+Rosemond%22+actor&pg=PA276|access-date=10 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Hearts in Bondage]]'' (1936)
* ''[[Only the Brave (1930 film)|Only the Brave]]'' (1930) - The Butler (uncredited)
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* ''[[They Won't Forget]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Stand Up and Fight (film)|Stand up and Fight]]'' (1939)
* ''[[The Mask of Fu Manchu]]'' (1932) - Slave (uncredited)
* ''[[Safari (1940 film)|Safari]]'' (1940)
* ''[[No Man of Her Own (1932 film)|No Man of Her Own]]'' (1932) - Porter (uncredited)
* ''[[Blossoms in the Dust]]'' (1941)
* ''[[Carolina (1934 film)|Carolina]]'' (1934) - Singer (uncredited)
* ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' (1942) as White House Butler ''(uncredited)''
* ''[[Hearts in Bondage]]'' (1936) - Jordan's Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[I Walked with a Zombie]]'' (1943)
* ''[[The Green Pastures (film)|The Green Pastures]]'' (1936) - Prophet
* ''[[Dark Manhattan]]'' (1937) - Ben Jones (uncredited)
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* ''Sport of Kings'' (1947)
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* ''[[They Won't Forget]]'' (1937) - Tump Redwine
* ''[[Hollywood Hotel (film)|Hollywood Hotel]]'' (1937) - Colored Man
* ''[[Accidents Will Happen (film)|Accidents Will Happen]]'' (1938) - Man Getting Arm Broken (uncredited)
* ''[[The Toy Wife]]'' (1938) - Pompey
* ''[[Young Dr. Kildare]]'' (1938) - Conover (uncredited)
* ''[[Stand Up and Fight (film)|Stand up and Fight]]'' (1939) - Enoch
* ''[[Calling Dr. Kildare]]'' (1939) - Conover
* ''[[Golden Boy (1939 film)|Golden Boy]]'' (1939) - Chocolate Drop's Father (uncredited)
* ''[[Midnight Shadow]]'' (1939) - Mr. Dan Wilson
* ''[[Dark Command]]'' (1940) - Tom - McClouds' Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[Safari (1940 film)|Safari]]'' (1940) - Mike
* ''[[Maryland (1940 film)|Maryland]]'' (1940) - Brother Dickey (uncredited)
* ''[[Santa Fe Trail (film)|Santa Fe Trail]]'' (1940) - Black Man on Train (uncredited)
* ''[[Blossoms in the Dust]]'' (1941) - Zeke
* ''[[Belle Starr (film)|Belle Starr]]'' (1941) - Black Man on Bench (uncredited)
* ''[[Badlands of Dakota]]'' (1941) - Grayson's Butler (uncredited)
* ''[[The Vanishing Virginian]]'' (1942) - Black Minister (uncredited)
* ''[[Syncopation (1942 film)|Syncopation]]'' (1942) - Professor Topeka (uncredited)
* ''[[Yankee Doodle Dandy]]'' (1942) - White House Butler (uncredited)
* ''[[Are Husbands Necessary? (1942 film)|Are Husbands Necessary?]]'' (1942) - Enos
* ''[[Cabin in the Sky (film)|Cabin in the Sky]]'' (1943) - Doctor (uncredited)
* ''[[I Walked with a Zombie]]'' (1943) - Coachman (uncredited)
* ''[[I Dood It]]'' (1943) - Actor in Play as Uncle Sig (uncredited)
* ''[[Is Everybody Happy? (1943 film)|Is Everybody Happy?]]'' (1943) - Doorman (uncredited)
* ''[[Flesh and Fantasy]]'' (1943) - Elderly Man (uncredited)
* ''[[Heavenly Days]]'' (1944) - Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[Jungle Queen (serial)|Jungle Queen]]'' (1944, Serial) - Godac
* ''[[Voice of the Whistler]]'' (1945) - Train Porter (uncredited)
* ''[[Colonel Effingham's Raid]]'' (1946) - Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[Three Little Girls in Blue]]'' (1946) - Ben (uncredited)
* ''[[The Secret Heart]]'' (1946) - William (uncredited)
* ''[[The Homestretch]]'' (1947) - Black Man (uncredited)
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* ''[[Sport of Kings (film)|Sport of Kings]]'' (1947) - Josiah
* ''[[The Burning Cross]]'' (1947) - Grandpa West
* ''[[The Story of Seabiscuit]]'' (1949) - Swipe (uncredited)
* ''[[Tonight We Sing]]'' (1953) - Father (uncredited) (final film role)
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3748281/clinton-crescent-rosemond Grave]

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Latest revision as of 04:00, 13 November 2023

Clinton Rosemond
Born(1882-11-01)November 1, 1882
Seneca City, South Carolina, USA
DiedMarch 10, 1966(1966-03-10) (aged 83)
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1953

Clinton Rosemond (November 1, 1882 – March 10, 1966) was an American singer and actor. Born Cresent Clinton Rosemond, he served as a private in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War, and he later sang in the Southern Trio with John C. Payne and Mabel Mercer in the 1920s. The group was based in England and specialized in a cappella.[1] Rosemond went on to act in American films of the 1930s and 1940s.

Often uncredited and typecast as a butler or servant due to a lack of film roles for African-American actors, he was frequently relegated to playing demeaning parts, such as a stereotypical "scared Negro".[2] Rosemond died in 1966 from a stroke.

He and his wife Corinne had two daughters, Eleanor Alsobrooks, an educator, and Bertha Hope-Booker, a musician, and a son Clinton, a city planner.[3]

Partial filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Egan, Bill (2004). Florence Mills: Harlem Jazz Queen. The Scarecrow Press. p. 183.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Matthew (2009). Screening a Lynching: The Leo Frank Case on Film and Television. University of Georgia Press. p. 111. ISBN 9780820327525. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ^ Kelley, Robin (2010). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Simon and Schuster. p. 276. ISBN 9781439190463. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

External links[edit]

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