Shingzie Howard Explained

Elcors "Shingzie" Howard
Occupation:	Actress, Teacher
Known For:	Appearing in several Oscar Michaux films and working for the Colored Players Film Corporation

Elcors "Shingzie" Howard was an actress in the U.S. She appeared in several Oscar Michaux films.^[1] She also worked for the Colored Players Film Corporation.^[2]

After she married she became known as Shingzie Howard McClane.^[3] She retired from filmmaking and became a teacher. She appeared in the documentary Midnight Ramble episode of American Experience about early African American films in 1994.

Filmography

• The Virgin of Seminole (1922)
• Jasper Landry's Will (1922)
• The Dungeon (1922) as Myrtle Downing
• A Son of Satan (1924)^[4]
• The House Behind the Cedars (1927) as Rena
• The Prince of His Race (1926)
• Children of Fate (1928)

See also

• Evelyn Preer

External links

• Find a Grave entry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shingzie Howard Cindirella story - added. March 31, 1923. 6. newspapers.com.
2. Book: Lupack, Barbara Tepa. Richard E. Norman and Race Filmmaking. November 8, 2013. Indiana University Press. 9780253010728. Google Books.
3. Book: McCann, Bob. Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. December 21, 2009. McFarland. 9780786458042. Google Books.
4. Book: Reel Black Talk: A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers. Spencer. Moon. Linda. Allen. April 27, 1997. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313298301. Google Books.