Leigh Whipper

Leigh Whipper

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1876-10-29
Deathday: 1975-07-26 (98 years old)

Biography

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Leigh Rollin Whipper (October 29, 1876 – July 26, 1975) was an American actor on the stage and in motion pictures. He was the first African American to join the Actors' Equity Association, and one of the founders of the Negro Actors Guild of America. He is best known for creating the role of Crooks in the original Broadway production of Of Mice and Men, which he reprised in the 1939 film version.


Educated at Howard University Law School, he left in 1895 and never practiced as a lawyer. Without any dramatic training, he made his first Broadway appearance in Georgia Minstrels. His first film role was in the 1920 silent film The Symbol of the Unconquered.


During the Second World War, Whipper was a member of the steering committee of Negro Division the Hollywood Victory Committee.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1876-10-29

Deathday
1975-07-26 (98 years old)

Birth Place
Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Height

Father
William James Whipper

Mother
Frances Rollin Whipper

Siblings
Ionia Rollin Whipper

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Lee Whipper

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