About Willis P. Sweatnam
Lived 1854 – 1930 (aged 75–76). Willis P. Sweatnam was an American actor and stage actor.
Willis Palmer Sweatnam, Sr. (1854 - November 25, 1930) was a Broadway show actor and minstrel show performer.
Biography He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1854. He had a son, Willis Palmer Sweatnam, Jr. (1887-?)
When down on his luck in 1903, George Ade created a blackface role for Sweatnam in his new play The County Chairman, and Sweatnam proved to be one of the stars of the show.
He died on November 25, 1930, at the Lambs Club.
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American actor (1854-1930)
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Willis P. Sweatnam was born in 1854.
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Willis P. Sweatnam died on 25 November 1930.
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Willis P. Sweatnam was an actor and stage actor.
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Willis P. Sweatnam was American.
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