Strode, Woody

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Name (Latin)
Strode, Woody
Date of birth
1914-07-28
Date of death
1994-12-31
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 10049782
Wikidata: Q609860
Library of congress: n 90618953
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Wikipedia description:

Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (July 25, 1914 – December 31, 1994) was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Football League (NFL) in the postwar era. After football, he went on to become a film actor, where he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Spartacus in 1960. Strode also served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.

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