Sam McDaniel
Actor, Film actor
1886 – 1962
Who was Sam McDaniel?
Sam McDaniel was an African American actor who appeared in over 210 television shows and films between 1929 and 1950. He was the older brother of actresses Hattie McDaniel and Etta McDaniel. Born in Wichita, Kansas, to former slaves, he was one of 13 children. His father Henry McDaniel fought in the Civil War with the 122nd USCT and his mother, Susan Holbert, was a singer of religious music. In 1900, the family moved to Colorado, living first in Fort Collins and then in Denver where he grew up and graduated from Denver East High School. The children of the McDaniel Family had a traveling minstrel show. After the death of brother Otis in 1916, the troupe began to lose money. In 1931, McDaniel found work in Los Angeles with sisters Hattie, Etta and Orlena. Sam was working on KNX radio program called The Optimistic Doughnut Hour, and he was able to get his sister a spot.
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- Born
- Jan 28, 1886
Wichita - Also known as
- Sam 'Deacon' McDaniel
- Deacon McDaniels
- Sam McDaniels
- Samuel Rufus McDaniel
- Deacon
- Sam Deacon McDaniel
- Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 24, 1962
Woodland Hills - Resting place
- Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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