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Edwards, James, 1918-1970

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Personal name headingEdwards, James, 1918-1970
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Variant(s)Edwards, James, 1918 Mar. 6-1970
Edwards, Jimmy, 1918-1970
Birth date1918-03-06
Death date1970-01-04
Place of birthMuncie (Ind.)
Place of deathSan Diego (Calif.)
Field of activityActing Television authorship
Profession or occupationActors Screenwriters
Special noteDo not confuse with Edwards, James, 1918-
Found inPatton [VR] c2005: title frame (James Edwards)
Internet movie database, May 7, 2008 (James Edwards (I); b. 6 Mar. 1918, Muncie, Indiana; 4 Jan. 1970, San Diego, California; actor; "First black actor to play the role of a fighter pilot in a film"; birth name: James Johnson Edwards; nickname: Jimmy)
Home of the brave [VR] 1985: credits (James Edwards)
Halliwell's filmgoer's companion, 1984 (Edwards, James, 1922-1970; Black American actor)
SSDI, July 10, 2009 (Edwards, James; b. Mar. 6, 1918; d. Jan. 1970)
James Edwards, 2009: ECIP data view (b. March 6, 1918 in Indiana; d. January 4, 1970; was an African American actor in films and TV; his most famous role was as Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film, Home of the brave; he was prolific on TV in the 1960s playing character roles in various series such as: Peter Gunn, The fugitive, Burke's law, Dr. Kildare and Mannix, before his death of a heart attack aged 51)
IMDb, January 17, 2017: (James Edwards, actor, writer ; b. March 6, 1918 in Muncie, Indiana, USA ; d. January 4, 1970 (age 51) in San Diego, California, USA)
Associated languageeng
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