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A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s. It focuses on five performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period: Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln Stepin Fetchit Perry, Bill Bojangles Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel.

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"[Miriam Petty's] ambitious book places Stepin' Fetchit (the persona of Lincoln Perry) in a new light, and all of her subjects in high relief... [a] fine book." -- Carrie Rickey Film Quarterly

Stealing the Show African American Performers

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    A Paperback / softback by Miriam J. Petty

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9780520279773, 978-0520279773
      ISBN10: 0520279778

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s. It focuses on five performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period: Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln Stepin Fetchit Perry, Bill Bojangles Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel.

      Trade Review
      "[Miriam Petty's] ambitious book places Stepin' Fetchit (the persona of Lincoln Perry) in a new light, and all of her subjects in high relief... [a] fine book." -- Carrie Rickey Film Quarterly

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