Paul Robeson

About Paul Robeson

Birth Day: April 9, 1898
Birth Place: Princeton, NJ
Died On: Jan 23, 1976 (age 77)
Birth Sign: Aries

Paul Robeson Net Worth

Paul Robeson was born on April 9, 1898 in Princeton, NJ. Distinguished actor, singer, and civil rights advocate who was the first African American to play Othello on Broadway with a white supporting cast.
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About

Distinguished actor, singer, and civil rights advocate who was the first African American to play Othello on Broadway with a white supporting cast.

Before Fame

He played football, baseball, and basketball, and ran track and field, graduating from Somerville High School with four varsity letters.

Trivia

He was a football star at Rutgers before performing in London productions of Show Boat and Othello in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Family Life

He was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Reverend william Drew Robeson and Maria Louisa Bustill, and grew up with three brothers and one sister.

Associated With

He once communicated to President Harry S. Truman about the lynching incident of African-Americans in Georgia.