Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison
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African American actor
child actor
film actor
human
pioneer in African American cinema
television actor
Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison was a pioneering African American child actor best known as an original member of the Our Gang comedy series and one of the first Black performers to secure a long-term contract in Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American actor
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child actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer in African American cinema ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
East Side Kids film series
NERFINISHED
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Our Gang silent short films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Inglewood Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-07-24 ⓘ |
| employer | Hal Roach Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ernest Frederick Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | African American cinema pioneer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an original member of the Our Gang comedy series
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breaking racial barriers for Black child actors in Hollywood ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
East Side Kids cast
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Our Gang cast ⓘ |
| nickname | Sunshine Sammy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first African American child actor to gain national recognition in film comedy
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one of the first Black performers to sign a long-term contract in Hollywood ⓘ |
| notableRole | Sunshine Sammy in Our Gang ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Our Gang
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The Little Rascals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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child actor ⓘ comedian ⓘ |
| partOf | early American silent film era ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lynwood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles County, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| workedWith | Hal Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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