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Clarence Muse

Born
Oct 13, 1889 · Aged 90
Died
Oct 13, 1979
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
151
TV credits
4
Also known as (1)
  • Clarence Muese

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer. He was inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Muse was the first Negro to "star" in a film. He acted for more than sixty years appearing in more than 150 movies. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Alexander and Mary Muse, he studied at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and received an international law degree in 1911. He was acting in New York by the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem…