Egbert Austin Williams
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Egbert Austin Williams, better known as Bert Williams, was a pioneering Bahamian-American comedian, actor, and one of the most important Black performers in early 20th-century American entertainment and vaudeville.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Egbert Austin Williams canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Black American entertainer
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actor ⓘ comedian ⓘ person ⓘ recording artist ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1922 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | George Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Bahamas
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1874-11-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-03-04 ⓘ |
| duoName | Williams and Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| formedDuoWith | George Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
minstrel show
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vaudeville ⓘ |
| givenName | Egbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later African American comedians ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ziegfeld Follies company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Egbert Austin Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first Black American to have a leading role in a feature film
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one of the first Black stars of the American stage ⓘ one of the most popular comedians of the vaudeville era ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Natural Born Gambler
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In Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ The Darktown Jubilee NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lime Kiln Club Field Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
subtle, sympathetic portrayals of Black characters
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use of blackface makeup within a racist entertainment tradition he sought to subvert ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Abyssinia
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Bandanna Land NERFINISHED ⓘ In Dahomey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziegfeld Follies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedMedium |
phonograph recordings
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silent film ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| pioneerIn |
African American entertainment
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Black participation in mainstream American theater ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nassau, Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| stageName | Bert Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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