Marietta Canty
Marietta Canty (1905-1986) was an African American actress, community activist and recipient of numerous humanist awards. Her first screen appearance was in the film Emperor Jones. Canty also appeared in the film The Lady is Waiting with Marlene Dietrich.
Early life
Marietta Canty was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Mary and Henry Canty, who attended the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and actively canvassed for the Republican Party.[1] Ms. Canty ran for a seat on the Hartford City Council in the early 1960s.[2][3]
Legacy
The Marietta Canty House, a circa 1897 Queen Anne style house in Hartford, Connecticut, bought by her parents, Mary and Henry Canty in 1930, is named in her honour.[1]
Partial filmography
- The Emperor Jones (1933)
- Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
- The Searching Wind (1946)
- My Foolish Heart (1949)
- Father of the Bride (1950) as Delilah
- Father's Little Dividend (1951) as Delilah
Notes
- 1 2 "Marietta Canty House Hartford, Connecticut". NPS. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "ACTRESS AND BOXER SEEK COUNCIL SEATS". New York Times (New York). August 20, 1961. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Marietta Canty House - ConnecticutHistory.org". connecticuthistory.org.
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