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Frank Henry Wilson (May 4, 1886 – February 16, 1956) [1] was an American stage, radio, and film actor and writer. Career. His father was Thomas M. Wilson. Frank started out in show business in vaudeville and minstrelsy. [2] . He appeared in many plays, including the original 1927 version of Porgy with Rose McClendon and Evelyn Ellis.
Frank H. Wilson was born on 4 May 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Paradise in Harlem (1939), The Green Pastures (1936) and The Emperor Jones (1933). He was married to Annie F. Green. He died on 16 February 1956 in Queens, New York, USA.
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Sep 21, 2020 · Watch the 1939 Hollywood classic movie, Paradise in Harlem.Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited ch...
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Feb 17, 2017 · Frank H. Wilson, the actor who created here in 1927 the little role in the play "Porgy," died yesterday in Queens General Hospital, Jamaica, after a short illness. His age was 70.
Wilson was also the first performer of color credited in a Metropolitan Opera program (Skyscrapers, 1926), but it was his unexpected breakout performance in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play In Abraham's Bosom (1926) that led to the starring role in Porgy.
Frank H. Wilson was born on May 4, 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Paradise in Harlem (1939), The Emperor Jones (1933) and Beware (1946). He was married to Annie F. Green. He died on February 16, 1956 in Queens, New York, USA.
Frank Henry Wilson (May 4, 1886 – February 16, 1956) was an American stage, radio, and film actor and writer. Career. His father was Thomas M. Wilson. Frank started out in show business in vaudeville and minstrelsy. He appeared in many plays, including the original 1927 version of Porgy with Rose McClendon and Evelyn Ellis.
