| re: Gene Nelson -- No "White Privilege" Benefit? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:18 am EST 03/08/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Gene Nelson -- No "White Privilege" Benefit? - whereismikeyfl 02:23 pm EST 03/07/21 | |
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| There were Asian actors in the 30's and 40's who played leads in films, although their numbers were much smaller than white actors. Merle Oberon was a major star for decades -- she was 100% Asian, but from India (not southeast Asia) as was Sabu, who played leads for about a decade and a half until his stardom faded. Turhan Bey, who was Turkish (and half-Asian), had lead roles throughout the 40's, eventually became a photographer and director, and returned to acting on TV in the 90's. Keye Luke, of course, had a 70-year career in film, TV, and the stage, mostly small roles, some important, others not so much. Once in awhile he played roles like a surgeon, taxi cab driver, and shopkeeper that could easily have gone to white actors. In the 60's through the 80's, he pretty much played every type of character role imaginable. Black actors had fewer opportunities in the 30's and 40's, but the U.S. was mostly segregated back then. Hollywood did, however, make low-budget all-black films for black audiences, beginning in the 40's (I believe). Native Americans pretty much got fucked over in the movies, back then and probably still today. |
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