John 'Spider Bruce' Mason(1895-1952)

Actor
Soundtrack

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John 'Spider Bruce' Mason was born on 17 June 1895 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Le damné (1997), Harlem Is Heaven (1932) and The Joint Is Jumpin' (1949). He died on 2 July 1952 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Known for

David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie in Le damné (1997)

5.6

Soundtrack("Delilah")

1997

Harlem Is Heaven

6.2

Spider(as John Mason)

1932

The Joint Is Jumpin' (1949)

The Joint Is Jumpin'

John Mason

1949

Boarding House Blues (1948)

Boarding House Blues

5.9

Boarders (with 'company')(as John Mason)

1948

Credits

Actor

The Joint Is Jumpin'
- John Mason
- 1949
Boarding House Blues
5.9
- Boarders (with 'company') (as John Mason)
- 1948
Harlem Is Heaven
6.2
- Spider (as John Mason)
- 1932

Soundtrack

Le damné
5.6
- writer: "Delilah"
- 1997
Boarding House Blues
5.9
- performer: "GIMME" (uncredited)
- 1948

Personal details

Alternative name
- John Mason
Height
- 1.85 m
Born
- June 17, 1895
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Died
- July 2, 1952
- New York City, New York, USA(brain tumor)

Did you know

Trivia
One of the last African-American performers to appear in black face make-up, he worked with Dusty Fletcher, and, with Fletcher, claimed authorship of the famous comedy routine "Open the Door, Richard".

Nickname
- John Mason

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