Nathan Curry
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Nathan Curry (January 2, 1897 – December 14, 1964) was an American actor. He was a supporting actor in several films featuring African American casts.[1] Curry had prominent parts in silent films but was not given screen credit.[2] He was one of the featured players of Black Hollywood.[3][4]
Before Los Angeles, he lived in Houston, Texas.[2] He began acting in movies in 1919[5] awith a small part in The Leopard Woman.[2] He was cast in the film South Sea Love in 1927.[6] Curry was in charge of 27 actors during the filming of The Notorious Lady (1927) at the First National Productions' studio.[7] For the 1929 film, Four Feathers, Curry helped cast and was in charge of the 600 Black actors that took part in the film's battle scenes.[2] In Al Christie's talkie, Music Hath Harms, Curry had a prominent role as Champagne, the bandmaster.[2] In Ernest B. Shoedsack's film, King Kong, Curry managed 150 actors, including adults and children.[8]
In 1948, he was an employee of the Los Angeles Housing Authority.[5]
He was part of the African American community of actors in Hollywood along with Maceo Bruce Sheffield and others.[9]