James Edwards(1918-1970)
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Pioneering actor who was among Hollywood's first - years ahead of
Sidney Poitier - to crush the
Stepin Fetchit stereotype of black males
as shiftless illiterates. Although in some pictures Edwards would
portray subservient characters (e.g. "General" George C. Scott's valet
in Patton (1970)), he delivered true
dignity in his performances. He is especially remembered for his
leading role in
Je suis un nègre (1949).
