Emory Richardson

Emory Speer Richardson (August 13, 1894 – February 7 1965) was an actor who appeared in American films. He was also in numerous theatrical productions.[1]

Emory Richardson
Born
Emory Speer Richardson

August 13, 1894
Marshallville, Georgia, US
DiedFebruary 7, 1965
Sydenham Hospital, New York, US
Known forActor
Parents
  • Edward Sumner Richardson Sr. (father)
  • Anna Wade Richardson (mother)
RelativesEdward Sumner Richardson Jr., Marion Richardson, Blanche M Richardson

Richardson was born in Marshallville, Georgia to Edward Sumner Richardson Sr. and Anna Wade Richardson.[1] He was African American.[2]

He had several roles in the 1931 production The Green Pastures.[3] He portrayed Lykon in the 1946 theatrical production Lysistrata. Sidney Poitier was also in the cast.[4]

Emory Richardson and Loretta Mary Aiken in Boarding House Blues

He died after a long illness on February 7, 1965, at Sydenham Hospital, New York. He had a son named Edward Richardson.[5]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Emory Richardson – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  2. ^ Sampson, Henry T. (November 20, 2005). Swingin' on the Ether Waves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Programming, 1925-1955. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810840874 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (October 26, 1946). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Obituary for Emory Speer Richardson (Aged 70)". The Montclair Times. 11 February 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 21 November 2020. Open access icon
  6. ^ a b "Emory Richardson". BFI. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020.


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