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Maurice Black

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American actor (1891-1938)

Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • The petrology of the sedimentary rocks
  • Andros island, chalk and oceanic oozes
  • British lower Cretaceous Coccoliths

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Film & TV

Queens, New York, USA

Maurice Black (January 14, 1891 – January 18, 1938) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of mobsters. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1928 to 1938, when he died of pneumonia, four days after his 47th birthday. He was married to Edythe Raynore. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • The Canary Comes Across — Scarpuss1938
  • Walking Down Broadway — Norton1938
  • The Firefly — Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)1937
  • Adventure's End — Blackie1937
  • Under Strange Flags — General Pancho Villa1937
  • Three Legionnaires — Gen. Stavinski's aide1937
  • The Californian — Pancho1937
  • The Game That Kills — Jeff1937
  • Laughing Irish Eyes — Tony Martin1936
  • Exclusive Story — Martinello (uncredited)1936

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1968-09
Active to
2025-07-05
blues rockbritishclassic rockdoom metalhard rockheavy metal

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
48

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Maurice
Family name
Black
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Queens
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Maurice Black in The Front Page (1931).jpg
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Commons category
Maurice Black (actor)
cause of death
pneumonia
date of death
1938-01-18
date of birth
1891-01-14
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1928-00-00
writing language
English language
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