Powell Lindsay

Powell Lindsay (1905–1987) was an American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on stage and film as well as a director and writer of theatrical productions in the United States.^[1] He's been described as the "muse of black social realism on film."^[2] He was friends with Langston Hughes and produced works highlighting the work of Hughes.^[3]

He was married to June Lindsey (1920-2013)^[4]

He died of cancer at home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 22, 1987.^[5]

Theater

Actor

• Tobacco Road (1950 revival)

Director

• Big White Fog (1940 rendition of Theodore Ward's play)^[6]
• Flight from Fear (1954) staged at Detroit's Masonic Temple
• This is Our America (1956)

Filmography

• That Man of Mine (1946)
• Jivin’ in Be-Bop (1946)
• Love in Syncopation (1946)
• Souls of Sin (1949)

References

1. Granshaw, Michelle (December 19, 2009). "Powell Lindsay (1905-1987)".
2. Grant, Barry Keith (December 1, 2003). Film Genre Reader III. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292701854 – via Google Books.
3. Senate, Michigan Legislature (August 21, 1987). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan". John S. Bagg, printer to the Legislature – via Google Books.
4. "June Lindsay Obituary (2013) Ann Arbor News".
5. "'Tobacco Road' star Powell Lindsay dead at 82". Ann Arbor News. September 24, 1987. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
6. "Powell Lindsay – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.

External links

• Powell Lindsay at IMDb