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Blue Washington‌

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Birthday

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Blue Washington

Los Angeles, California, USA

Blue Washington

Los Angeles, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1898-02-11

Popularity

star0.7

Biography

Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971. Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood.  He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation.  In the end he chose a different path.  It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues.  The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.

Movie Credits

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan‌
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calendar 1942

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady‌
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calendar 1938

Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night‌
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calendar 1942

Haunted Gold

Haunted Gold‌
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calendar 1932

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Tarzan and the Slave Girl‌
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calendar 1950

Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life‌
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calendar 1928

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth‌
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calendar 1948

There It Is

There It Is‌
star6.7
calendar 1928

The Phantom City

The Phantom City‌
star5.0
calendar 1928

Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea‌
star5.7
calendar 1937

Parade of the West

Parade of the West‌
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calendar 1930

Lucky Larkin

Lucky Larkin‌
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calendar 1930

Weary River

Weary River‌
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calendar 1929

Rowdy Ann

Rowdy Ann‌
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calendar 1919

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo‌
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calendar 1937

Rio Rita

Rio Rita‌
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calendar 1929

Menace

Menace‌
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calendar 1934

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square‌
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calendar 1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno‌
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calendar 1939

Way Down South

Way Down South‌
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calendar 1939

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind‌
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calendar 1939

The Light That Failed

The Light That Failed‌
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calendar 1939

Kentucky

Kentucky‌
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calendar 1938

Pinky

Pinky‌
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calendar 1949

It Happened in Flatbush

It Happened in Flatbush‌
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calendar 1942

Guilty Hands

Guilty Hands‌
star5.8
calendar 1931

The Smart Set

The Smart Set‌
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calendar 1928

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob‌
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calendar 1941

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Over the Wall

Over the Wall‌
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calendar 1938

Black Magic

Black Magic‌
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calendar 1929

King of the Arena

King of the Arena‌
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calendar 1933

Sundown

Sundown‌
star5.4
calendar 1941

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

Bomba, the Jungle Boy‌
star5.5
calendar 1949

Welcome Danger

Welcome Danger‌
star5.1
calendar 1929

Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco‌
star6.8
calendar 1942

Twelve Crowded Hours

Twelve Crowded Hours‌
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calendar 1939

Haunted Spooks

Haunted Spooks‌
star6.2
calendar 1920

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship‌
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calendar 1927

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