Lionel John Monagas (June 26, 1889 – September 3, 1945)[1][2] was an American actor originally from Caracas, Venezuela. A member of the original Lafayette Players company of Harlem, he appeared in theatrical and film productions.[3][4][5][6]
Theatre credits edit
Monagas' stage credits are listed at the Internet Broadway Database.[6]
- Confidence (1920)[4]
- The Heartbreaker (1920)[4]
- An African Prince (1920)[3]
- Salome (1923)
- The Comedy of Errors (1923)
- Runnin' Wild (1924)
- Appearances (1925)
- My Magnolia (1926)
- Miss Calico (1926)[3]
- Slim Slivers (1927)[3]
- Ol' Man Satan (1932)
- Louisiana (1933)
- Hummin' Sam (1933)
- Blackbirds of 1933 (1933)
- Roll, Sweet Chariot (1934)
- The Man from Baltimore (1920)[3]
- Walk Together Chillun (1936)
- Conjur' Man Dies (1936)
- The Show-Off (1937)[7]
- One-Act Plays of the Sea (1937)
- Big White Fog (1940)
- The Eternal Magdalene (1943)[8]
- Peepshow (1944)
- Anna Lucasta (1944)[9]
Filmography edit
- The Millionaire (1927)[10]
- Drums O' Voodoo (1934) as Ebenezer
- Lem Hawkins' Confession (1935)[11]
- Murder in Harlem (1935)
- Keep Punching (1939)[12]
Personal life edit
Monagas served in the United States Army in World War I, in the 92nd Division. He was buried on September 6, 1945, at Long Island National Cemetery.[13]
References edit
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936–2007.
- ^ a b c d e Peterson, Bernard L. (2001). Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313295348 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Bernard L. (1990). Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory and Catalog of Plays, Films, and Broadcasting Scripts. Greenwood Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780313266218.
- ^ "Lionel Monagas". Playbill.
- ^ a b "Lionel Monagas". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "The Show-Off playbill". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ "Miscellaneous". Negro Actors Guild of America Newsletter. New York, New York. January 1, 1943. p. 2 – via NewsBank.
- ^ Nichols, Lewis (June 17, 1944). "The Play: Tryout in Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ Patterson, Lindsay (May 25, 1975). Black Films and Film-makers: A Comprehensive Anthology from Stereotype to Superhero. Dodd, Mead. ISBN 9780396068433 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lem Hawkins' Confession (1935) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Keep Punching, lobbycard, Henry Armstrong, Lionel Monagas, Canada..." Getty Images.
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.