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Birth Name: Raymond D. Turner
Born: October 28, 1895 in New Mexico, USA
Died: August 18, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Death: ?
Biography:
Black
actor that had a lot of small parts in movies, but made only one
appearance in a Blondie movie. He actually had a fairly big and
important part in #6 Blondie Has Servant
Trouble. It would have been neat if they had used him for a
continuing character.
There
were so many great black comic actors from the 1930s-1960s that haven't
yet received the credit they deserve. One of the many goals of
Polar Blair's Den is to correct that. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
is the "king" of the black comics, in my opinion, and certainly the
most famous. But there's others like Ray Turner, Mantan Moreland,
Willie Best, and Stepin Fetchit that are also outstanding. These
guys set the stage for the more recent funnymen like Richard Pryor,
Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Bernie Mac, Dave Chappelle and
others. Check out Ray Turner's work, and that of his colleagues,
if you enjoy this brand of comedy.
