About Carman Newsome
Lived 1912 – 1974 (aged 61–62). Carman Newsome was a film actor and actor.
Carman Newsome (June 21, 1912 – July 17, 1974) was an African-American actor, musician and band conductor in the United States. His work includes leading roles in five Oscar Micheaux films.
Born in Kansas, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio when he was a teenager. He went to Cleveland Central High School and started a popular Cleveland Jazz band. Newsome died in Cleveland.
Filmography God's Step Children (1938) as Jimmie (adult) Lying Lips (1938) as Benjamin Hadnott Swing (1938) as Ted Gregory Birthright (1939), as Peter, a young, black Harvard graduate The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940), as Norman Haywood
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Who was Carman Newsome?
American Actor from Kansas
When was Carman Newsome born?
Carman Newsome was born in 1912.
When did Carman Newsome die?
Carman Newsome died in 1974.
What was Carman Newsome's occupation?
Carman Newsome was a film actor and actor.
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