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Clarence Muse papers, [ca.1930-1978]
BANC MSS 88/54 cLOCAL
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Title:
Clarence Muse papers, [ca.1930-1978]Creator/Contributor:
Muse, Clarence., creatorAbstract:
Clippings, photographs, some correspondence, and certificates of achievement relating to Muse's career as a performer and
promoter of the arts. Some related family material, as well as a few items (clippings, programs, etc.) relating to other Black
celebrities.
Date:
1930 (issued)Subject:
African American motion picture actors and actressesNote:
Pictorial works transferred to the Pictorial Collection of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1988.108)
Born Baltimore Maryland, ca. 1890; died Perris, California, 1979. Black performer, stage producer, songwriter, screenwriter,
and founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He was a producer-director-writer in the Black theaters of New York and Chicago
before coming to Hollywood in 1928, where he appeared in more than 200 motion pictures.
Physical Description:
1 box, 2 oversize folders.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 88/54 cLOCAL