Archie Savage
Archie Savage (April 19, 1914 — February 14, 2003) was an American dancer, choreographer, and film and theatre actor.[1][2][3] He was a pioneer of the African-American modern dance. For several years he was a partner of Katherine Dunham in her dance company.[3] He was among the teachers of Dunham Technique at her school.[4]
Archie was one of the first two black men to travel in space (in the movies). Another one, in the same year of 1960, was Julius Ongewe in the German/Polish film First Spaceship on Venus. [3]
The Archie Savage Dancers appear in the movie, “The Glenn Miller Story” and are acknowledged in the film’s credits. In one scene, they appear on a screen in a recording studio as the band is recording the song “Tuxedo Junction,” to which they are performing.
Filmography
- 1941: Carnival of Rhythm (starring with Katherine Dunham), American short [5]
- 1944: Jammin' the Blues (dancer), American short about jazz, part of the Melody Master series
- 1954: Vera Cruz (a cutthroat gunslinger), American film
- 1960: Space-Men (space station pilot Al ), Italian science fiction film
- 1969: Bootleggers (Jeremiah), Italian-Spanish crime-action film
- 1954: His Majesty O'Keefe (Boogulroo), American adventure film
- 1967: Death Rides a Horse (Vigro), Italian Spaghetti Western
- 1970: Notes Towards an African Orestes (singer), Italian film
References
- ^ Archie Savage at streetswing.com
- ^ ARCHIE SAVAGE(1914–2003). American actor, dancer, and choreographer, in: Gary Westfahl's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film
- ^ a b c "Who Was the First Black Man in Space - In the Movies That Is?", by Sergio Mims, April 20 2017 (retrieved April 12, 2020)
- ^ Katherine Dunham Timeline at Library of Congress
- ^ Katherine Dunham Timeline at Library of Congress
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