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Rex Ingram Biography

Birth Name:Rex Ingram

Birth Place:Cairo, Illinois, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

In 1919, he graduated from Northwestern University's medical school
In 1936, he got married to screen actress Francine Everett
While at Northwestern University, he became the first African American to received a Phi Beta Kappa key
Made his Broadway debut in the 1934 play "Theodora, The Queen․"
Was featured in the 1937 Broadway drama "Marching Song․"
Was featured in the 1940 Broadway musical "Cabin in the Sky․"
Was the first African-American actor to be cast as a regular part of an American soap opera