Ernest Anderson
Acting
Biography
Ernest Anderson was born in Lynn MA and earned his high school diploma in Washington D.C. at Dunbar High School, formerly named The Preparatory High School for Colored Youth. Founded in 1891, it was America's first public high school for black students. He earned his bachelor's degree at Northwestern University's School of Drama and Speech. He moved to Hollywood and was working in the service department when Bette Davis arranged for him to interview for the role of Perry Clay in the film "In This Our Life" (1942). Mr. Anderson persuaded the director, John Huston, to change the racist dialog of…
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Known For
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV
Run for Your Life
1965 · TV
North by Northwest
1959 · Movie
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962 · Movie
In This Our Life
1942 · Movie
No Way Out
1950 · Movie
Buccaneer's Girl
1950 · Movie
Riff-Raff
1947 · Movie
The Iron Mistress
1952 · Movie
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 · Movie
East Side, West Side
1949 · Movie