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Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues ", " I Ain't Got Nobody ", " Royal Garden Blues ", " I've Found a New Baby ", " Everybody Loves My Baby ", " Tishomingo Blues ", and many others.
Spencer Williams (July 14, 1893 – December 13, 1969) was an American actor and filmmaker. He portrayed Andy on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show and directed films including the 1941 race film The Blood of Jesus. Williams was a pioneering African-American film producer and director.
Spencer Williams was an actor, writer, director, and producer who worked in "race films" and The Amos 'n Andy Show. Learn about his life, career, and legacy on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- July 14, 1893
- December 13, 1969
Spencer Williams. Actor: Juke Joint. American actor, writer, director, and producer whose early pioneering work in African-American or "race" films was eclipsed in fame by his role as one of the title characters in the equally pioneering1950s sitcom The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951).
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- Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
A brief scene of pioneering actor/director Spencer Williams doing his best to subvert a stereotype in the 1939 film Bad Boy, with Johnny Downs and Helen MacKellar.
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Aug 1, 2019 · The African American actor, writer, and director Spencer Williams, Jr. (1895–1969) has been the subject of a range of academic studies in recent years. Scholars have explored his pioneering work in early black film and his problematic role as “Andy Hogg Brown” in the television version of the Amos 'n'...
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Jan 12, 2017 · Learn about the life and career of Spencer Williams Jr., a Black actor, director and producer who made history in early Hollywood. He co-wrote and starred in the first all-Black talking film, directed religious and social dramas, and played Andy Brown on "Amos 'n' Andy".
