Lionel Monagas Explained

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

• The Millionaire (1927)^[10]
• Drums O' Voodoo (1934) as Ebenezer
• Lem Hawkins' Confession (1935)^[11]
• Murder in Harlem (1935)
• Keep Punching (1939)^[12]

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]

Notes and 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. Book: Peterson, Bernard L.. Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. 2001. Greenwood Press. 9780313295348. Google Books.
4. Book: Peterson, Bernard L. . 1990 . Early Black American Playwrights and Dramatic Writers: A Biographical Directory and Catalog of Plays, Films, and Broadcasting Scripts. Greenwood Press . 199 . 9780313266218.
5. Web site: Lionel Monagas. Playbill.
6. Web site: Lionel Monagas . . May 6, 2021.
7. Web site: The Show-Off playbill . Library of Congress . May 6, 2021.
8. News: . Miscellaneous . Negro Actors Guild of America Newsletter . New York, New York . January 1, 1943 . 2 . NewsBank.
9. News: Nichols . Lewis . June 17, 1944 . The Play: Tryout in Harlem . . May 6, 2021.
10. Book: Patterson, Lindsay. Black Films and Film-makers: A Comprehensive Anthology from Stereotype to Superhero. May 25, 1975. Dodd, Mead. 9780396068433. Google Books.
11. Web site: Lem Hawkins' Confession (1935) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
12. Web site: 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.