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Re "historical realism" argument on HAIL CEASAR: Spartacus featured a black actor, Woody Strode. He got a Golden Globe nomination for it.
Very sad about Lance Reddick. He always reminded me of someone, and today it occurred to me: Woody Strode in SERGEANT RUTLEDGE.
TODAY'S DEATHS | In 1994, Woody Strode died on this date in Glendora, California, USA.
Anyone know the significance of these men: Larry Doby? Woody Strode, Kenny Washington, Marion Motley, Bill Willis? Harry Lew, Chuck Cooper?
Woody Strode's cameo in The Quick and the Dead always makes me sad, but it was fitting for his final movie appearance I suppose.