Tom Southern

Actor

Date of birth : 07/04/1906

Date of death : 12/16/1980

City of birth : Searcy, Arkansas, USA

Besides acting in motion pictures as well as on the stage, Tom Southern, who was a champion track star at Wilberforce University in Ohio, also sold insurance and real estate in Los Angeles. He also worked as a journalist for the local Black owned and operated newspapers in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Sentinel and the California Eagle. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.