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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 1231
- Address:
1771 Vine St - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing south
- GPS location:
34.103122, -118.326840
Stepin Fetchit
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Source: Stepin Fetchit played by Lincoln Perry
Stepin Fetchit (May 30, 1902–November 19, 1985) was the stage name of American comedian and film actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry. Perry parlayed the Fetchit persona into a successful film career, eventually becoming a millionaire, the first black actor in history to do so. Perry’s typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as synonymous with negative stereotypes of African-Americans. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends Perry was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
Fact file
- Born: Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry May 30, 1902
- Died: November 19, 1985(Aged 83)
- Occupation: Comic Actor
Read more about Stepin Fetchit at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
In the news
Theater Review | 'Fetch Clay, Make Man': The Slugger and the Punching Bag
NY Times Theater, 2010-01-18 22:45:27
“Fetch Clay, Make Man”: Ben Vereen, left, as Stepin Fetchit, and Evan Parke as Muhammad Ali in this play at the McCarter Theater Center.
Vine St, west side, between Yucca and Hollywood
Nearby you will also find James Arness, Ernest Tubb, Ray Anthony, Blanche Sweet, and many others.