Ernest Anderson | |
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Born | |
Died | March 5, 2011 | (aged 95)
Occupation | Actor |
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Ernest Anderson was an American actor. He became known for his role as an African American paralegal and law student who is falsely accused of manslaughter by a white woman in the Warner Bros. film In This Our Life in 1942. [1] [2] [3] For his performance, he received a National Board of Review Award for Best Actor in 1942. [4][ circular reference]
Anderson attended Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. [5] and later earned a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. [6][ citation needed]
Anderson moved to Hollywood and took a job with Warner Brothers.[ citation needed] His first acting role was in In This Our Life (1942). Bette Davis had arranged Anderson's interview for the part of Parry Clay in that film.[ citation needed] [7]
He served briefly in the Army at the end of World War II. He returned to Warner Bros. after serving in World War II.[ citation needed] [8]
Ernest Anderson | |
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Born | |
Died | March 5, 2011 | (aged 95)
Occupation | Actor |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (June 2023) |
Ernest Anderson was an American actor. He became known for his role as an African American paralegal and law student who is falsely accused of manslaughter by a white woman in the Warner Bros. film In This Our Life in 1942. [1] [2] [3] For his performance, he received a National Board of Review Award for Best Actor in 1942. [4][ circular reference]
Anderson attended Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. [5] and later earned a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University. [6][ citation needed]
Anderson moved to Hollywood and took a job with Warner Brothers.[ citation needed] His first acting role was in In This Our Life (1942). Bette Davis had arranged Anderson's interview for the part of Parry Clay in that film.[ citation needed] [7]
He served briefly in the Army at the end of World War II. He returned to Warner Bros. after serving in World War II.[ citation needed] [8]