Leigh Whipper
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title:
Leigh Whipper
text:
Leigh Rollin Whipper was an American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. He was the first African American to join the Actors' Equity Association, and one of the founders of the Negro Actors Guild of America. He created the role of Crooks in the original Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, which he reprised in the 1939 film version.
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description:
American actor (1889–1979)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Whipper
date created:
2013-10-05T01:09:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T00:05:13Z
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