Clarence Ahart Brooks[1] (1896–1969) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films including in starring roles.[2][3] With Noble Johnson and James Thomas Smith he formed Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916.[4] He starred in the 1921 film By Right of Birth.
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He is featured in the 1989 documentary film That's Black Entertainment.
Filmography
edit- The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916)
- The Trooper of Company K (1916)
- The Law of Nature (1916)[5]
- A Man's Duty (1919)
- By Right of Birth (1921)
- Absent (1928)
- Georgia Rose (1930)
- Arrowsmith (1931)
- Murder in Harlem (1935), also released as Lem Hawkins' Confession
- Dark Manhattan (1937)
- Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
- Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
- The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
- Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
- Wild Women (1951)
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Pauline e. Brooks and Abye family collection".
- ^ "Clarence Brooks". September 30, 2014.
- ^ Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015). "Brooks, Clarence". Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4422-4702-4.
- ^ "Meet the Black Actor Who Changed Hollywood". OZY. July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (2004). "Brooks, Clarence". Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: A-J. Taylor & Francis. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-57958-457-3.