Emory Richardson

Emory Speer Richardson (August 13, 1894 February 7 1965) was an actor who appeared in American films. He was also in numerous theatrical productions.[1]

Emory Richardson
Born
Emory Speer Richardson

August 13, 1894
DiedFebruary 7, 1965
Known forActor

Richardson was born in Marshallville, Georgia.[1] He was African American.[2]

He had several roles in the 1931 production The Green Pastures.[3] He portrayed Lykon in the 1946 theatrical production Lysistrata. Sidney Poitier was also in the cast.[4]

He died after a long illness on February 7, 1965, at Sydenham Hospital, New York. He had a son named Edward Richardson.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. "Emory Richardson – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. Sampson, Henry T. (November 20, 2005). Swingin' on the Ether Waves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Programming, 1925-1955. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810840874 via Google Books.
  3. Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 via Google Books.
  4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (October 26, 1946). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "Obituary for Emory Speer Richardson (Aged 70)". The Montclair Times. 11 February 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020. open access
  6. "Emory Richardson". BFI. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.


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