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Bert Williams
Date of birth
12 Nov 1874
153 years ago at Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]

Bert Williams

Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He is credited as being the first Black man to have the leading role in a film: Darktown Jubilee in 1914.

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