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Rupert Crosse

American television actor
Rupert Crosse was an American television and film actor noted as the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award — for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers. Wikipedia
Born: November 29, 1927, New York, NY
Died: March 5, 1973 (age 45 years), Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height: 6′ 5″
Spouse: Chris Calloway (m. 1970–1973)