Oscar Polk
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Oscar Polk (Marianna, Arkansas, December 25, 1899[1] — January 4, 1949) was an African American actor, best known for his portrayal as the servant "Pork" in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
His Broadway credits include:
- The Trial of Mary Dugan (1927)
- Both Your Houses (1933)
- The Green Pastures (1935)
- You Can't Take It With You (1936)
- Swingin' The Dream (1939), a swing music adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Sunny River (1942)
- The Walking Gentleman (1942)
- Dark Eyes (1943)
Other stage credits:
- Horses Are Like That (1943)
- Bigger Than Barnum (1946)
- The Magnificent Heel (1946)
He was announced for the cast of Ruth Gordon's The Leading Lady in 1948, but the play opened on Broadway with Ossie Davis in the role.
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- ^ National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. U.S. Census, April 1, 1930. State of New York, County of New York, enumeration district 1053, page 1B.
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