Frank Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was an American actor and theatrical director. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Jamaican-born, he attended Northeastern Law School before becoming an actor after studying his craft at the Actors Studio. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in
As a light-skinned African American, Silvera escaped the professional ghetto many black actors found themselves in during the 1950s and 1960s. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Because of his appearance, and possibly because of his surname (which connoted an Portuguese Jewish heritage), Silvera was cast in a wide variety of ethnic roles in film, and was cast without regards to his color in the theater. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. He played the father of Ben Gazzara and Anthony Franciosa on Broadway in Micahel V. Biagio Anthony “Ben” Gazzara (born August 28, 1930) is an American Actor in Television and Motion pictures. Anthony Franciosa, born Anthony George Papaleo Jr, (October 25 1928 – January 19 2006 was an American Actor, usually billed as Tony Franciosa Gazzo's A Hatful of Rain (a role portrayed by Lloyd Nolan on screen). A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 dramatic film It stars Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan and Lloyd Benedict Nolan ( August 11, 1902 &ndash September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor Until the 1960s, Silvera played "white" characters on Broadway, such as his Tony-nominated performance as the father Monsieur Duval in The Lady of the The Camelias in 1963. He threw off color-blind casting in 1965, when he financed his own production of The Amen Corner by the great African American writer James Baldwin. The Amen Corner is a three-act play by James Baldwin.It was Baldwin's first attempt at Theater following Go Tell It on the Mountain James Arthur Baldwin ( August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987) was an American Novelist, Writer, Playwright He was the Founder of "The Theatre of Being", a Los Angeles-based theater dedicated to helping black actors get a foothold in show business. He also appeared in the episode of The Twilight Zone "Person or Persons Unknown". The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling.
In films and on television, he was also cast without regards to his color, though mostly as Latinos, even appearing as a Polynesian in the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty that starred Marlon Brando, with whom Silvera co-starred in Viva Zapata!, One-Eyed Jacks and The Appaloosa as Mexican characters. Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the novel Mutiny on the "Bounty" by Charles Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century For the 7 Year Bitch album please see ¡Viva Zapata!. Viva Zapata! is a 1952 Biographical film directed by One-Eyed Jacks, a Western movie released in 1961 is the only Film directed by Marlon Brando, who replaced the original director Stanley The Appaloosa (aka "Southwest to Sonora" is a 1966 American Western film (set in the 1870's from Universal Pictures He appeared in two Stanley Kubrick-directed films, Fear and Desire (1953) and Killer's Kiss (1955) as either "white" or racially indeterminate (his "race" didn't matter as B+W film stock didn't register his "race" -- just the actor and his performance). Fear and Desire ( 1953) is a Film by Stanley Kubrick about a team of soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in a fictional war Killer's Kiss ( 1955) is a Film noir co-written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, his second feature
Fank Silvera was accidentally electrocuted in his home at the age of 56, while trying to repair an electrical appliance. At the time of his death, he was appearing on the TV series The High Chaparral as the Mexican squire Don Sebastian Montoya. The High Chaparral is a Western -themed television series which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971 The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
Morgan Freeman, director/actress Billie Allen and journalist Clayton Riley honored Sivera and his efforts to support African American actors and playwrights by co-founding the Frank Silvera Writer's Workshop Foundation, Inc. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. in 1973. In existence for over 30 years, the organization continues to sponsor up-and-coming African American playwrights. In 2005, the workshop was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. The City of New York The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a nonprofit organization in the United States. Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and the Mayor of New York City. [1] [2]
External links
- Frank Silvera at the Internet Movie Database
- Frank Silvera biography at the Frank Silvera Writers'
Workshop Foundation, Inc.
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