Copilot
Your everyday AI companion
About 12,800,000 results
  1. See more
    See more
    See all on Wikipedia
    See more

    Spencer Bell (actor) - Wikipedia

    Spencer Bell (September 25, 1887 – August 18, 1935) was an American stage and film actor, best known for playing opposite Larry Semon in many of his silent comedy shorts from the late 1910s to 1928. Bell was one of the first African American comedic actors of the silent film era, and was the first to be signed to film … See more

    Bell was born in Lexington, Kentucky. Prior to his Hollywood film career, he worked as a chauffeur and performed in vaudeville and minstrel shows. He enlisted in the See more

    On August 18, 1935, Bell died at his home in Los Angeles, California of complications from abdominal surgery he underwent in July 1935. He is … See more

    Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licence
    feedback
  2. Spencer Bell: Charity worker killed as he helped suicide …

    Web17 Apr 2015 · Spencer Bell, 71, a tireless charity worker, bravely ventured out onto the carriageway after other motorists had slowed and activated …

    • Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins
    • Spencer Bell - IMDb

    • Greene | Spencer Bell, Nobody Knows My Name | Open Screens

    • Heartbroken widow of Spencer Bell pays tribute to her 'remarkable ...

    • People also ask
      Spencer Bell (September 25, 1887 – August 18, 1935) was an American stage and film actor, best known for playing opposite Larry Semon in many of his silent comedy shorts from the late 1910s to 1928. Bell was one of the first African American comedic actors of the silent film era, and was the first to be signed to film contract.
      Spencer Bell, Nobody Knows My Name is an audiovisual essay about the racist depiction of an African American actor, Spencer Bell, in the first feature length film of The Wizard of Oz (Larry Semon, 1925). I discovered this 1925 film whilst conducting research on the more famous 1939 film for a class on the Audiovisual Essay.
      Spencer Bell, Nobody Knows My Name The audiovisual essay showcases Bell’s performance, by only selecting and using sequences that he is in. I decided to not only reverse the order of the sequences but also to reverse the footage within the clips themselves.
      Spencer Bell, Nobody Knows My Name was completed (in draft form) whilst teaching this class and proved to be an important pedagogical exercise in responding to and resisting racist depictions onscreen. Subsequently, I put a yellow frame around the film in this audiovisual essay for two purposes.
    • Pictured: M1 driver Spencer Bell who was killed while …

      Web31 Jan 2014 · Grandfather Spencer Bell, 71, was today described as "the most loving, funny and generous person, by his devastated family after he stopped on the M1 to help 67-year-old Alan Tretheway. Mr...

    • Spencer Bell - Biography - IMDb

    • Spencer Bell, Nobody Knows My Name on Vimeo

    • en.wikipedia.org

    • Spencer Bell - actor - biography, photo, best movies and TV shows