Born in 1889, Clarence Muse was a busy actor throughout Hollywood’s Golden Age. In 1932 alone he is known to have appeared in 18 movies — but often for only seconds. The Black actor was typically cast ...

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Located within The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, the Clarence Muse Cafe Theatre is an intimate café, cabaret-style theatre named after the first African American actor to “star” in a film. Known ...

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