Ben Carter and Henry Armstrong on stage, 1940s

Item Overview

Title

Ben Carter and Henry Armstrong on stage, 1940s

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Notes

Summary

Ben Carter was an African American character actor on stage, screen, and radio. He often worked as a straight man with Mantan Moreland in vaudeville routines. He acted in many movies, often uncredited, including Maryland (1940) and Reap the Wild Wind (1942). He died in New York in either 1946 or 1947.
Henry Armstrong ("Homicide Hank") was a boxer.

Description

All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Actor Ben Carter is standing at the far left. Boxer Henry Armstrong is standing at the microphone. The other individuals in the photo are unidentified.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph : b&w

Keywords

Genre

Black-and-white photographs

African American actors--California--Los Angeles
African American boxers

Names

Carter, Ben, 1911-1947
Armstrong, Henry, 1912-1988

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image