Nick Stewart
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| Nick Stewart | |
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| Born | Horace Stewart March 15, 1910 |
| Died | December 18, 2000 (aged 90) |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Stewart |
Nick Stewart (born Horace Stewart March 15, 1910 - December 18, 2000) was an American television, and film actor. Stewart was best known for his role as Lightnin' on the Amos and Andy television series. Other acting credits include the 1936 movie Go West Young Man, the voice of Br'er Bear in the 1946 Disney movie Song of the South, and Willy-Willy on the television series Ramar of the Jungle.
Stewart - with his wife, Edna Stewart - also founded Los Angeles' Ebony Showcase Theatre, which provided a venue for numerous black performers, included John Amos, Nichelle Nichols and Isabel Sanford. The theatre was demolished in 1996.
Stewart was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood NAACP.
[edit] External links
- Obituary
- Stewart's imdb page
- African American Registry
- - An Ebony Showcase Theatre Tribute Page
- - Some information about the demolition of the buildings
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