| Birth: | Apr. 18, 1881 | | Death: | Jan. 9, 1978 | 
Actor. Born Noble Mark Johnson in Marshall, Missouri, he was a veteran character performer whom appeared in nearly 150 films. He made his screen debut in the silent film era appearing in primarily serials, westerns and adventure movies. In 1916, he founded his own studio to produce movies made for the African-American audience, which was widely ignored by the mainstream film industry. From the 1920s, until he retired from the movie industry in 1950, he was popular figure in top-notch films such as "The Ten Commandments" (1923), "The Thief of Bagdad" (1924), "Moby Dick" (1930), "King Kong" (1933), "Son of Kong" (1933), "Lost Horizon" (1937) and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949). He died in Yucaipa, California, at age 96. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Noble Johnson | | | Burial:
Eternal Valley Memorial Park
Newhall
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Garden of Peace, A-270
GPS (lat/lon): 34.36194, -118.50986 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 17, 1998
Find A Grave Memorial# 3575 |
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