James B. Lowe

James B. Lowe was an American actor of the stage and screen who was best known for his role in the 1927 filmic adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin.[1][2][3]

James B. Lowe
Born
James Buchanan Lowe

October 10, 1880
Macon, Georgia, USA
DiedMay 19, 1963
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationActor

Biography

James was born in Macon, Georgia, to James B. Lowe Sr. and Rachel Burton. As a young man, among other jobs, he reportedly worked as a gold miner in Alaska.[4]

He first began a career as a stage actor before beginning to appear in movies in the mid-1920s.[5] After a few minor roles, he took the lead in Uncle Tom's Cabin after fellow theatre actor Charles Gilpin dropped out of the picture. Although the film — and Lowe's performance — received favorable reviews among the general public at the time of its release, it has since been cited as the originator of the Uncle Tom stereotype.[6][7]

After the success of Uncle Tom's Cabin, he returned to theatrical work, receiving rave notices for his role in plays like The South Before the War in Europe.[8] In 1941, after working in Paris for over a decade, he returned to the States, settling in Los Angeles and setting up shop as a tailor next to the Dunbar Hotel. He died in 1963.[9]

Selected filmography

References
  1. ""Uncle Tom" Star for "Goin' Home"". Daily News. 25 Jun 1928. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (2004). Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: K-Y. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-57958-458-0.
  3. "James B. Lowe, circa 1922 - UCLA Library Digital Collections". digital.library.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. "Charles Ray Helps Corinne Griffith's "Garden of Eden" Bloom". Daily News. 10 Sep 1927. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. "Will Represent James B. Lowe". The Los Angeles Times. 20 Apr 1927. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  6. "1927 Movie Notice". utc.iath.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  7. "Film: Long and troubled history of black Hollywood". independent. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  8. "James B. Lowe Taking London by Storm". The Pittsburgh Courier. 25 Feb 1928. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  9. "James B. Lowe Pioneer Actor's Last Rites Set". California Eagle. 23 May 1963. Retrieved 2021-09-01.


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