Category:1912 Morrison, Ernst (actor) USA

Ernst Morrison (1912-1989) -- Child Actor / Actor (USA)

• Brother of Florence Morrison (1915-2000) and Dorothy Morrison (1919-2017).

Morrison was the first African-American child actor to rise to fame. He was an original performer in Our Gang, the 1920s' silent film franchise.

Morrison left the series in January 1925 and went to work in vaudeville. He later returned to the acting career in films as the only black member of the East Side Kids.