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Blue Washington
Acting

Blue Washington
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1898-02-11,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Tales of Manhattan

6.459

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

The Cowboy and the Lady

6.286

The Cowboy and the Lady
1938-11-17

Lady for a Night

5.5

Lady for a Night
1942-01-05

5.068

Haunted Gold
1932-12-17

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

5.594

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950-06-23

Beggars of Life

7.1

Beggars of Life
1928-09-22

To the Ends of the Earth

5.889

To the Ends of the Earth
1948-02-07

6.905

There It Is
1928-01-01

The Phantom City

5.5

The Phantom City
1928-12-27

6.536

Souls at Sea
1937-09-03

Parade of the West

9

Parade of the West
1930-01-19

10

Lucky Larkin
1930-02-01

5.769

Weary River
1929-02-10

5.357

Rowdy Ann
1919-05-24

5.467

Wells Fargo
1937-12-31

8

Rio Rita
1929-09-15

6.4

Menace
1934-11-22

Rose of Washington Square

6.667

Rose of Washington Square
1939-05-05

Charlie Chan in Reno

6.474

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939-06-16

6.357

Way Down South
1939-07-21

Gone with the Wind

7.914

Gone with the Wind
1939-12-15

The Light That Failed

5.75

The Light That Failed
1939-12-24

6.077

Kentucky
1938-12-30

7.12

Pinky
1949-09-28

It Happened in Flatbush

5.4

It Happened in Flatbush
1942-05-28

5.933

Guilty Hands
1931-08-22

6.071

The Smart Set
1928-03-24

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

5.5

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941-03-14

The Long Voyage Home

6.602

The Long Voyage Home
1940-11-16

5.667

Over the Wall
1938-04-02

10

Black Magic
1929-07-06

King of the Arena

10

King of the Arena
1933-06-01

5.56

Sundown
1941-10-31

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

5.846

Bomba, the Jungle Boy
1949-03-20

5.024

Welcome Danger
1929-10-12

Road to Morocco

6.9

Road to Morocco
1942-11-10

Twelve Crowded Hours

6.125

Twelve Crowded Hours
1939-02-23

6.346

Haunted Spooks
1920-03-14

7.667

The Blood Ship
1927-07-18

The Haunted Ship

8

The Haunted Ship
1927-12-01

The Prisoner of Shark Island

6.856

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936-02-28

6.054

Cleopatra
1934-10-05

7.7

The Hustler
1961-09-25

7

Do Your Duty
1928-10-14

8

Wyoming
1928-03-24

5.87

Roman Scandals
1933-11-27

Too Hot to Handle

6.024

Too Hot to Handle
1938-09-16

A Virginia Courtship

10

A Virginia Courtship
1921-12-19

9

By Whose Hand?
1927-09-15

7

Happy Daze
1921-01-05