Monagas in the film Paradise in Harlem (1939)
Monagas and Canada Lee in Eugene O'Neill's One-Act Plays of the Sea (1937), for the Federal Theatre Project
Monagas (left) in the Federal Theatre Project production of The Show-Off (1937), starring Dooley Wilson (center)

Lionel John Monagas (June 26, 1889 – September 3, 1945)[1][2] was an American actor originally from Caracas, Venezuela. A member of the original Lafayette Players company of Harlem, he appeared in theatrical and film productions.[3][4][5][6]

Theatre credits

Monagas' stage credits are listed at the Internet Broadway Database.[6]

  • Confidence (1920)[4]
  • The Heartbreaker (1920)[4]
  • An African Prince (1920)[3]
  • Salome (1923)
  • The Comedy of Errors (1923)
  • Runnin' Wild (1924)
  • Appearances (1925)
  • My Magnolia (1926)
  • Miss Calico (1926)[3]
  • Slim Slivers (1927)[3]
  • Ol' Man Satan (1932)
  • Louisiana (1933)
  • Hummin' Sam (1933)
  • Blackbirds of 1933 (1933)
  • Roll, Sweet Chariot (1934)
  • The Man from Baltimore (1920)[3]
  • Walk Together Chillun (1936)
  • Conjur' Man Dies (1936)
  • The Show-Off (1937)[7]
  • One-Act Plays of the Sea (1937)
  • Big White Fog (1940)
  • The Eternal Magdalene (1943)[8]
  • Peepshow (1944)
  • Anna Lucasta (1944)[9]

Filmography

Personal life

Monagas served in the United States Army in World War I, in the 92nd Division. He was buried on September 6, 1945, at Long Island National Cemetery.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936–2007.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Peterson, Bernard L. (2001). Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313295348 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 Peterson, Bernard L. (1990). Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory and Catalog of Plays, Films, and Broadcasting Scripts. Greenwood Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780313266218.
  5. ↑ "Lionel Monagas". Playbill.
  6. 1 2 "Lionel Monagas". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Show-Off playbill". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Miscellaneous". Negro Actors Guild of America Newsletter. New York, New York. January 1, 1943. p. 2 – via NewsBank.
  9. ↑ Nichols, Lewis (June 17, 1944). "The Play: Tryout in Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  10. ↑ Patterson, Lindsay (May 25, 1975). Black Films and Film-makers: A Comprehensive Anthology from Stereotype to Superhero. Dodd, Mead. ISBN 9780396068433 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Lem Hawkins' Confession (1935) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  12. ↑ "Keep Punching, lobbycard, Henry Armstrong, Lionel Monagas, Canada..." Getty Images.
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, US: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
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