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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

6.2

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

The Cowboy and the Lady

6.1

The Cowboy and the Lady
1938-11-17

Lady for a Night

5.4

Lady for a Night
1942-01-05

4.9

Haunted Gold
1932-12-17

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

5.2

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

5.6

To the Ends of the Earth
1948-02-07

6.7

There It Is
1928-01-01

The Phantom City

5

The Phantom City
1928-12-27

5.9

Souls at Sea
1937-09-03

Parade of the West

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Parade of the West
1930-01-19

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Lucky Larkin
1930-02-01

5.4

Weary River
1929-02-10

5

Rowdy Ann
1919-05-24

5

Wells Fargo
1937-12-31

8.5

Rio Rita
1929-09-15

6.5

Menace
1934-11-22

Rose of Washington Square

5.7

Rose of Washington Square
1939-05-05

Charlie Chan in Reno

6.2

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939-06-16

5.4

Way Down South
1939-07-21

Gone with the Wind

7.9

Gone with the Wind
1939-03-12

The Light That Failed

6

The Light That Failed
1939-12-24

5.6

Kentucky
1938-12-30

7.1

Pinky
1949-09-28

It Happened in Flatbush

4.8

It Happened in Flatbush
1942-05-28

5.8

Guilty Hands
1931-08-22

5.6

The Smart Set
1928-03-24

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

4.7

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

The Long Voyage Home

6.5

The Long Voyage Home
1940-11-16

5

Over the Wall
1938-04-02

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Black Magic
1929-07-06

King of the Arena

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King of the Arena
1933-06-01

5.4

Sundown
1941-10-31

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

5.5

Bomba, the Jungle Boy
1949-03-20

5.1

Welcome Danger
1929-10-12

Road to Morocco

6.8

Road to Morocco
1942-11-10

Twelve Crowded Hours

5.2

Twelve Crowded Hours
1939-02-23

6.2

Haunted Spooks
1920-03-14

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The Blood Ship
1927-07-18