Ernest Anderson

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Ernest Anderson was born in Lynn MA and earned his high school diploma in Washington D.C. at Dunbar High School, formerly named The Preparatory High School for Colored Youth. Founded in 1891, it was America's first public high school for black students. He earned his bachelor's degree at Northwestern University's School of Drama and Speech. He moved to Hollywood and was working in the service department when Bette Davis arranged for him to interview for the role of Perry Clay in the film "In This Our Life" (1942). Mr. Anderson persuaded the director, John Huston, to change the racist dialog of…

  • Acting
  • Born 25 August 1915
  • Died 5 March 2011 (age 95)
  • Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
  • 25 credits

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Most-watched Ernest Anderson films currently: North by Northwest (1959), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), No Way Out (1950), Riff-Raff (1947), Without Reservations (1946).

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Selected TV credits: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956), Four Star Playhouse (1952), Run for Your Life (1965).

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