Ernest Anderson
Acting
Born 1915-08-25
Died 2011-03-05
Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
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Ernest Anderson was born in Lynn MA and earned his high school diploma in Washington D.C. at Dunbar High School, formerly named The Preparatory High School for Colored Youth. Founded in 1891, it was America's first public high school for black students. He earned his bachelor's degree at Northwestern University's School of Drama and Speech. He moved to Hollywood and was working in the service department when Bette Davis arranged for him to interview for the role of Perry Clay in the film "In This Our Life" (1942). Mr. Anderson persuaded the director, John Huston, to change the racist dialog of his character typical of Hollywood in that era, to one of dignified intelligence and emotion. After serving his country in WWII, he returned to Warner Brothers where he continued to humanize the roles of America's black performers. He remained active in film until the late 1960's. He died in DeLand, Florida, on March 5, 2011.
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Filmography
Acting
23 credits
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Four Star Playhouse
Run for Your Life
North by Northwest
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
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No Way Out
In This Our Life
Buccaneer's Girl
Backfire
Riff-Raff
The Mississippi Gambler
Without Reservations
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Princess O'Rourke
The Iron Mistress
The Well
No Greater Love
Last of the Good Guys
Sport of Kings
Three for Bedroom C
Lost in the Jungle
The Peanut Man
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