George Bancroft (actor)

George Bancroft was an American Hollywood film actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

Bancroft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1882. During his early days as a sailor, he staged plays on board ship. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy as a commissioned officer, but left the Navy after his enlistment was completed to become a black face song and dance comedian in revue.

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