Ernest Anderson

Ernest Anderson was born on Aug 25, 1915 in USA. Ernest Anderson's big-screen debut came with Yankee Doodle Dandy directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, strarring George M. Cohan's Valet (uncredited). Ernest Anderson is known for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? directed by Robert Aldrich, Bette Davis stars as Baby Jane Hudson and Joan Crawford as Blanche Hudson. The most recent award Ernest Anderson achieved is National Board of Review, USA. The upcoming new movie Ernest Anderson plays is Tick, Tick, Tick which will be released on Jan 09, 1970.

Ernest Anderson was born in Lynn MA and earned his high school diploma in Washington D.C. at Dunbar High School, formerly named The Preparatory High School for Colored Youth. Founded in 1891, it was America's first public high school for black students. He earned his bachelor's degree at Northwestern University's School of Drama and Speech. He moved to Hollywood and was working in the service department when Bette Davis arranged for him to interview for the role of Perry Clay in the film "In This Our Life" (1942). Mr. Anderson persuaded the director, John Huston, to change the racist dialog of his character typical of Hollywood in that era, to one of dignified intelligence and emotion. After serving his country in WWII, he returned to Warner Brothers where he continued to humanize the roles of America's black performers. He remained active in film until the late 1960's. He died in DeLand, Florida, on March 5, 2011.