Sidney Easton
Biography
Sidney Easton was an African-American actor and stage performer who also worked as a playwright, composer, vocalist, and pianist. Born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1885, he died in 1971. He started performing as a child with the John Robinson Circus and later joined the A.G. Allan Minstrel Show, then worked in minstrel shows, carnivals, burlesque, and vaudeville. He belonged to the Easton Trio, and in the 1920s many of his songs were recorded by musicians including Fats Waller, Ethel Waters, and Clarence Williams. Easton collaborated with Waters on the song Go Back to Where You Stayed Last Night. He wrote lyrics and music and co-produced the traveling show Sons of Rest in 1920 with Joe Simms. From the 1930s he appeared in films. A collection of his papers is held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
86years old at death
- Born Savannah
- Died Flushing
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Sid Easton
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 9 years1939 to 1948
Every film, newest first
- 1948Boarding House BluesIMDb rating 5.9
- 1948Killer DillerIMDb rating 5.6
- 1939Paradise in HarlemIMDb rating 5.0
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Augustus Smith2 films together, 1948
Augustus Smith's page
Dusty Fletcher2 films together, 1948
Dusty Fletcher's page
Moms Mabley's page
Freddie Robinson2 films together, 1948
Freddie Robinson's page
Lucky Millinder2 films together, 1939 to 1948
Lucky Millinder's page
Josh BinneyDirector, 2 films, 1948
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