Blue Washington

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-02-11

Day of death

1970-09-15 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Blue Washington

Biography

Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971. Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood.  He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation.  In the end he chose a different path.  It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues.  The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.

Known For

  • Gone with the Wind

    Gone with the Wind

  • Haunted Spooks

    Haunted Spooks

  • Weary River

    Weary River

  • Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

  • The Smart Set

    The Smart Set

  • Sundown

    Sundown

  • Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • It Happened in Flatbush

    It Happened in Flatbush

  • The Hustler

    The Hustler

  • Rose of Washington Square

    Rose of Washington Square

  • The Long Voyage Home

    The Long Voyage Home

  • Bomba, the Jungle Boy

    Bomba, the Jungle Boy

  • Haunted Gold

    Haunted Gold

  • King of the Arena

    King of the Arena

  • Guilty Hands

    Guilty Hands

  • Road to Morocco

    Road to Morocco

  • The Phantom City

    The Phantom City

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

  • Pinky

    Pinky

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • Wells Fargo

    Wells Fargo

  • Menace

    Menace

  • Beggars of Life

    Beggars of Life

  • Rio Rita

    Rio Rita

  • The Haunted Ship

    The Haunted Ship

  • There It Is

    There It Is

  • Parade of the West

    Parade of the West

  • Roman Scandals

    Roman Scandals

  • Way Down South

    Way Down South

  • Lady for a Night

    Lady for a Night

  • The Blood Ship

    The Blood Ship

  • Black Magic

    Black Magic

  • Rowdy Ann

    Rowdy Ann

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

  • Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

  • A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

    A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

  • Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan in Reno

  • Welcome Danger

    Welcome Danger

  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    Twelve Crowded Hours

  • Wyoming

    Wyoming

  • Lucky Larkin

    Lucky Larkin

  • Do Your Duty

    Do Your Duty