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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
James Franklin Baskett (February 16, 1904 – July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South. In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948, making him the first Black male performer to receive an Oscar.
Known for
- Walt Disney: Behind the Magic — Self (archive footage)2024
- Song of the South — Uncle Remus / Br'er Fox (voice)1946
- The Heavenly Body — Porter (uncredited)1944
- Revenge of the Zombies — Lazarus1943
- Dumbo — Fats Crow (voice) (uncredited)1941
- Comes Midnight1940
- Straight to Heaven — First Detective1939
- Gone Harlem1938
- Policy Man — Jimmie1938
- 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang1933
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Indianapolis
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- James Baskett in Revenge of the Zombies (cropped).jpg
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- place of burial
- Crown Hill Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1904-02-16
- date of death
- 1948-07-09
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- diabetes
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- James Baskett
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