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Cleo Desmond (born Minnie Matilda Hatfield, April 25, 1880 – October 6, 1958) was an American actress and vaudeville performer who had a long career on the stage and screen. She began acting and performing at a young age, appearing in plays and in vaudeville acts as early as 1903 under the stage name Cleo Desmond.
Cleo Desmond was born on 25 April 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Mokey (1942), Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) and The Easiest Way (1917). She died on 6 October 1958 in San Diego, California, USA.
Cleo Desmond was born on 25 April 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Mokey (1942), Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) and The Easiest Way (1917). She died on 6 October 1958 in San Diego, California, USA.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- April 25, 1880
- Cleo Desmond
- October 6, 1958
Cleo Desmond Anita Bush African American cinema evolved at just about the same pace as white cinema, and although the role of Black women in early silent film has only recently begun to receive popular and academic attention, Black women were involved in Black cinema from the very start of U.S. film history. [1]
Othello review published in The New York Sun, in 1917 spotlighted Abbie Mitchell, Cleo Desmond, and Andrew Bishop in leading roles. Beginning in 1921, Levy assembled a group of actors from Lafayette Players and went on to produce Hollywood-style race films for Black audiences.
With Grace Smith, Laurence Criner, Lionel Monagas, Cleo Desmond. An African American entrepreneur who has built up his fortune in South America returns to the U.S. and falls in love with a young woman who turns out to be part of a notorious family of criminals.
Cleo Desmond is known as an Actor. Some of her work includes Spirit of Youth, Mr. Washington Goes to Town, Mokey, Deceit, The Millionaire, and The Easiest Way.
