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Willis Palmer Sweatnam, Sr. (1854 - November 25, 1930) was a Broadway show actor and minstrel show performer.

Biography

He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1854. He had a son, Willis Palmer Sweatnam, Jr. (1887-?)

When down on his luck in 1903, George Ade created a blackface role for Sweatnam in his new play The County Chairman, and Sweatnam proved to be one of the stars of the show.

He died on November 25, 1930, at the Lambs Club.

References

1. Anthony, Walter (10 March 1912). A Minstrel and an Actor: Some Reflectionson the Past and Future of Willis P. Sweatnam, The San Francisco Call
2. Coyle, Lee. George Ade: A Critical Study, p. 70 (1964)
3. "Willis Sweatnam Dies". New York Times. November 26, 1930. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

External links

• Willis P. Sweatnam at the Internet Broadway Database
• Willis P. Sweatnam at IMDb

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