
Blue Washington
Biography
Blue Washington was born on February 12, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, as Edgar Hughes Washington. He was an actor, known for There It Is (1928), Beggars of Life (1928) and Haunted Gold (1932). He was married to Marion Lenán. He died on September 15, 1970, at Mira Loma Hospital in Lancaster, California. He was laid to rest at Evergreen Memorial Park in Los Angeles. His son, Kenny Washington, was buried beside him in 1971. Edgar 'Blue' Washington was also a ballplayer in the Negro League for the Los Angeles White Sox and (briefly) the Kansas City Monarchs. He was a childhood friend of Frank Capra and appeared as John Wayne’s sidekick in Haunted Gold (1932), but it wasn’t always clear he was headed for Hollywood. He played professional baseball in the 1910s and 1920s for two of the most glamorous African American teams in existence, and for a time it must have seemed obvious that this was his vocation. In the end he chose a different path. It certainly wasn’t easier — Hollywood at that time was only marginally more accepting of black contributions than the white major leagues. The nickname 'Blue' came from Frank Capra, one of his best pals in the ethnically diverse surroundings of Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles.
Filmography

The Hustler

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Pinky

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

To the Ends of the Earth

Road to Morocco

Tales of Manhattan

It Happened in Flatbush

Lady for a Night

Sundown

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

The Long Voyage Home

The Light That Failed

Gone with the Wind

Way Down South

Charlie Chan in Reno

Rose of Washington Square

Twelve Crowded Hours

Kentucky

The Cowboy and the Lady

Over the Wall

Wells Fargo

Souls at Sea

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Menace

Cleopatra

King of the Arena

Haunted Gold

Guilty Hands

Lucky Larkin

Parade of the West

Welcome Danger

Rio Rita

Black Magic

Weary River

The Phantom City

Beggars of Life

The Smart Set

There It Is

The Haunted Ship

The Blood Ship

Haunted Spooks
