Powell Lindsay Explained

Powell Lindsay (19051987) was an actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on stage and film as well as a director and writer of theatrical productions in the United States.^[1] He's been described as the "muse of black social realism on film."^[2] He was friends with Langston Hughes and produced works highlighting the work of Hughes.^[3]

He was married to June Lindsey (1920-2013)^[4]

He died of cancer at home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 22, 1987.^[5]

Theater

Actor

• Tobacco Road (1950 revival)

Director

• Big White Fog (1940 rendition of Theodore Ward's play)^[6]
• Flight from Fear (1954) staged at Detroit's Masonic Temple
• This is Our America (1956)

Filmography

• That Man of Mine (1946)
• Jivin’ in Be-Bop (1946)
• Love in Syncopation (1946)
• Souls of Sin (1949)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Powell Lindsay (1905-1987). Michelle. Granshaw. December 19, 2009.
2. Book: Grant, Barry Keith. Film Genre Reader III. December 1, 2003. University of Texas Press. 9780292701854. Google Books.
3. Web site: Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan. Michigan Legislature. Senate. August 21, 1987. John S. Bagg, printer to the Legislature. Google Books.
4. Web site: June Lindsay Obituary (2013) Ann Arbor News .
5. News: 'Tobacco Road' star Powell Lindsay dead at 82 . August 23, 2020 . Ann Arbor News . September 24, 1987.
6. Web site: Powell Lindsay – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB. www.ibdb.com.