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Sidney Easton(1885-1971)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Actor, songwriter ("Cast Away on an Island of Love"), "composer and author, educated in public schools and then a performer in minstrel shows, carnivals, burlesque and vaudeville. He was frequently called upon to write special material. Joining ASCAP in 1955, his other popular-song compositions include "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" and "Tell 'Em About Me When You Reach Tennessee".
BornOctober 2, 1885
DiedDecember 24, 1971(86)
BornOctober 2, 1885
DiedDecember 24, 1971(86)
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Known for

Nellie Hill and Bob Howard in Murder with Music (1941)
Murder with Music
3.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1941
Eddie Green and Babe Matthews in What Goes Up (1939)
What Goes Up
  • Sidney
  • 1939
Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)
Murder on Lenox Avenue
4.9
  • Speed Simmons
  • 1941
Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Alec Lovejoy, and Mamie Smith in Sunday Sinners (1940)
Sunday Sinners
6.8
  • Bootsie
  • 1940

Credits

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Actor

  • Reet, Petite, and Gone (1947)
    Killer Diller
    5.6
    • Policeman (as Sid Easton)
    • 1948
  • Boarding House Blues (1948)
    Boarding House Blues
    5.9
    • Boo Boo (as Sid Easton)
    • 1948
  • The Story of Mr. Hobbs
    • Ben - Winston's Butler
    • 1947
  • Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, John Murray, and Percy Verwayen in Fight That Ghost (1946)
    Fight That Ghost
    6.1
    • Spooky Lightning (as Sid Easton)
    • 1946
  • Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)
    Murder on Lenox Avenue
    4.9
    • Speed Simmons
    • 1941
  • Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Alec Lovejoy, and Mamie Smith in Sunday Sinners (1940)
    Sunday Sinners
    6.8
    • Bootsie
    • 1940
  • Paradise in Harlem (1939)
    Paradise in Harlem
    5.0
    • Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
    • 1939
  • Eddie Green and Babe Matthews in What Goes Up (1939)
    What Goes Up
    • Sidney
    • 1939
  • The Love Wanga (1936)
    The Love Wanga
    4.7
    • Jackson (as Sid Easton)
    • 1936
  • Be Like Me (1933)
    Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
    7.2
    Short
    • Sam
    • 1934
  • Be Like Me (1933)
    Be Like Me
    5.9
    Short
    • George (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Paul Whiteman and The Rhythm Boys in I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933)
    I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket
    5.6
    Short
    • Doorman (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Mae Questel in The Musical Doctor (1932)
    The Musical Doctor
    6.9
    Short
    • Patient on gurney (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • The Divorce Racket (1932)
    The Divorce Racket
    • Elevator Boy (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Louis Armstrong in A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932)
    A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
    6.8
    Short
    • Husband (uncredited)
    • 1932

Soundtrack

  • Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941)
    Murder on Lenox Avenue
    4.9
    • performer: "I'LL GET EVEN WITH YOU"
    • 1941
  • Nellie Hill and Bob Howard in Murder with Music (1941)
    Murder with Music
    3.9
    • writer: "Geeshee", "Too Late Baby", "Hello Happiness", "Running Around"
    • 1941
  • Paradise in Harlem (1939)
    Paradise in Harlem
    5.0
    • performer: "HOW D'YOU FIGURE I'LL MISS YOU?" (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Mae Questel in The Musical Doctor (1932)
    The Musical Doctor
    6.9
    Short
    • performer: "Missin' All the Kissin' from My Alabamy Mammy Pains" (uncredited)
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sid Easton
  • Born
    • October 2, 1885
    • Savannah, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • December 24, 1971
    • Flushing, New York, USA

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  • Nickname
    • Sid Easton

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