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{{short description|American actor}}

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'''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|isbn=|location=|pages=183}}</ref> Rosemond went on to act in American films of the 1930s and 1940s.
'''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.


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) - Jordan's Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[Hearts in Bondage]]'' (1936) - Jordan's Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[The Green Pastures (film)|The Green Pastures]]'' (1936) - Prophet
* ''[[The Green Pastures (film)|The Green Pastures]]'' (1936) - Prophet
* ''Dark Manhattan'' (1937) - Ben Jones (uncredited)
* ''[[Dark Manhattan]]'' (1937) - Ben Jones (uncredited)
* ''[[They Won't Forget]]'' (1937) - Tump Redwine
* ''[[They Won't Forget]]'' (1937) - Tump Redwine
* ''[[Hollywood Hotel (film)|Hollywood Hotel]]'' (1937) - Colored Man
* ''[[Hollywood Hotel (film)|Hollywood Hotel]]'' (1937) - Colored Man
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:African-American male actors]]
[[Category:African-American male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American people]]

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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