tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post6223047902760698863..comments2024-03-09T08:43:03.511-05:00Comments on CELLULOID SLAMMER: Willie Best - a life rememberedBehemoth mediahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224320582603239565noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-46068384803926389522023-08-17T22:31:54.090-04:002023-08-17T22:31:54.090-04:00He was a talented
Man. Before his time may yah bl...He was a talented<br /> Man. Before his time may yah bless his soul.. b. Harris jackson ms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-33978595862934325882020-10-13T01:09:59.711-04:002020-10-13T01:09:59.711-04:00Love your acting!Love your acting!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347830726485223020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-34102284656741936732020-10-13T01:08:29.947-04:002020-10-13T01:08:29.947-04:00Great performance in Home in Indiana (1944). Great performance in Home in Indiana (1944). Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347830726485223020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-81306439875263869152009-02-27T16:31:00.000-05:002009-02-27T16:31:00.000-05:00Uranium Willy's post (relocated): Anonymous Urani...Uranium Willy's post (relocated): <BR/><BR/>Anonymous Uranium Willy said...<BR/><BR/> Congrats on the Willie best grave marker. I am sorry I could not help other than run a banner and link in my sidebar for a while. I may have finally resolved my Pay Pal issues here in China but it will run through a place in Hong Kong and I have yet to test it out. Things can go bonkers here easily.<BR/><BR/> Good job and I am proud of your guys. I added a post to my site and hope people appreciate this. I certainly do.<BR/><BR/> Bill D. CourtneyDonna Lethalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581340436152988440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-2835940658532182452009-02-24T21:26:00.000-05:002009-02-24T21:26:00.000-05:00I think Will Smith should portray Willie Best in a...I think Will Smith should portray Willie Best in a feature film -- giving people a glimpse at Hollywood ("be a maid or play one") in 1930 and the world of Central Avenue with its nightclubs and Hotel Dunbar.Pantheon Zeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990697055019976633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-26372950717327343112009-02-24T19:15:00.000-05:002009-02-24T19:15:00.000-05:00This was a great idea.. we should make a documenta...This was a great idea.. we should make a documentary on his life and try give him some credit for his work as well.Behemoth mediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224320582603239565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-70796897382631287202009-02-24T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:38:00.000-05:00Because I have perspective on the era, I can appre...Because I have perspective on the era, I can appreciate that Best was a talented performer, as was Lincoln Perry (Stepin Fetchit), Moreland, the McDaniels, and many other black actors who generally had little choice but to play into the stereotypes. [Another piece could be written on actors who refused to accept roles that debased their race, such as Clarence Muse, James Edwards and Juano Hernandez.]<BR/><BR/>Yet it's difficult to watch some of Best's work--even Best's best work--and not cringe with embarrassment. I can't even imagine present or future generations of film-watchers being able to see through the racial trappings of Best's mumbling, shuffling persona to glean any kind of enjoyment of his comedic finesse.<BR/><BR/>Still, I agree that Best didn't/doesn't deserve obscurity and a grave marker is the least we could do for a man who, no matter how he's judged by contemporary standards, made a lot of people laugh for a lot of years.<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for your recognition.inkyabysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290713491718161893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-63395124376649274982009-02-23T16:10:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:10:00.000-05:00Very nice tribute. Mr. Best is delightfully please...Very nice tribute. Mr. Best is delightfully pleased.!<BR/><BR/>Giving him a marker was very sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-25689788173431329502009-02-23T15:51:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:51:00.000-05:00FINALLY! No longer relegated to an unmarked, unkno...FINALLY! No longer relegated to an unmarked, unknown grave. Willie is no longer forgotten - Zeus be praised!Donna Lethalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581340436152988440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134892074202905358.post-62857832929803466032009-02-23T14:27:00.000-05:002009-02-23T14:27:00.000-05:00HOORAY! Thanks for sharing this tribute! Willie is...HOORAY! Thanks for sharing this tribute! Willie is the BEST!!Mavis Martinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559284049953060879noreply@blogger.com