Blue Washington
Actor
- Born
- February 11, 1898 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- September 15, 1970 (age 72)
Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971.
Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs.
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He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood. He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation. In the end he chose a different path. It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues. The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.
Known for
Acting52
- 1961The Hustler as Limping Attendant at Ames Billiards (uncredited)
- 1957The Wings of Eagles as Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
- 1950Tarzan and the Slave Girl
- 1949Pinky as Man (uncredited)
- 1949Bomba, the Jungle Boy as Native Bearer (uncredited)
- 1948To the Ends of the Earth as Binda Sha Henchman (uncredited)
- 1942Road to Morocco as Nubian Slave (uncredited)
- 1942Tales of Manhattan as Shantytown Man (uncredited)
- 1942It Happened in Flatbush as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1942
