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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. |
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. |
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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> |
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==Partial filmography== |
==Partial filmography== |
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Clinton Rosemond | |
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| Born | November 1, 1882 |
| Died | March 10, 1966 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1930-1953 |
Clinton Rosemond (November 1, 1882 – March 10, 1966) was an American singer and actor, born Cresent Clinton Rosemond.
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.[1] 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."[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
- Hearts in Bondage (1936)
- They Won't Forget (1937)
- Stand up and Fight (1939)
- Safari (1940)
- Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as White House Butler (uncredited)
- I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
- Sport of Kings (1947)
References
- ^ Egan, Bill (2004). Florence Mills: Harlem Jazz Queen. The Scarecrow Press. p. 183.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kelley, Robin (2010). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Simon and Schuster. p. 276. ISBN 9781439190463. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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