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James Baskett (February 16, 1904?July 9, 1948) was an American actor known
for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of
the South, for which he was given an Honorary Academy Award, making him the
first male performer of African descent to receive an
Oscar.http://www.indiana.edu/~bfca/features/oscars.html
After abandoning his studies of pharmacology for financial reasons,
Baskett supported himself as an actor, moving from his home town of
Indianapolis, Indiana to New York City, New York and joining the company of
Bill Robinson, better known as Mr. Bojangles. As Jimmie Baskette he
appeared on Broadway with Louis Armstrong in the all-black musical revue
Hot Chocolates in 1929, and was announced for Hummin' Sam in 1933, although
it failed to open. He also acted in several all-black films made in the New
York area, including Harlem Is Heaven (1932) starring Bill Robinson. He
came to Los An
