Hannah Washington | |
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Born | Hannah C. Washington October 6, 1923 Los Angeles, California, USA |
Died | January 15, 1990 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, USA |
Occupation | Child actor |
Relatives | Mildred Washington (aunt) |
Hannah Washington was a former child actor who was active in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s. [1] [2] A fixture in short comedies — often as a character named Oatmeal — she was one of the few Black child actors in movies at the time. [3] [4] She also had roles in 1927's Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1933's King Kong, and 1935's The Littlest Rebel, where she appeared alongside Shirley Temple. [5] [6]
Hannah was born in Los Angeles, California, to Robert Washington and Fannie Ford; her aunt was actress and dancer Mildred Washington. Her first known on-screen appearance was in 1926's Sea Horses; her parents were also extras on several of her older films. [7] She was signed as a toddler by Sunset Studios in 1927 to a contract to appear in comedies. [4] She appears to have returned from acting around 1935; she later married and had a son. She died in 1990 in Los Angeles.
Hannah Washington | |
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![]() Still from Buster Trims Up (1928) | |
Born | Hannah C. Washington October 6, 1923 Los Angeles, California, USA |
Died | January 15, 1990 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, USA |
Occupation | Child actor |
Relatives | Mildred Washington (aunt) |
Hannah Washington was a former child actor who was active in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1930s. [1] [2] A fixture in short comedies — often as a character named Oatmeal — she was one of the few Black child actors in movies at the time. [3] [4] She also had roles in 1927's Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1933's King Kong, and 1935's The Littlest Rebel, where she appeared alongside Shirley Temple. [5] [6]
Hannah was born in Los Angeles, California, to Robert Washington and Fannie Ford; her aunt was actress and dancer Mildred Washington. Her first known on-screen appearance was in 1926's Sea Horses; her parents were also extras on several of her older films. [7] She was signed as a toddler by Sunset Studios in 1927 to a contract to appear in comedies. [4] She appears to have returned from acting around 1935; she later married and had a son. She died in 1990 in Los Angeles.