
Carman Newsome
Acting
Biography
African-American actor, musician and band conductor in the United States.
Known For

Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
Swing!

After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Birthright

Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.
God's Step Children

A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt.
Lying Lips

A young black Harvard graduate fights against a variety of obstacles, including racist opposition, in order to build a school for black children. Considered a lost film.
Birthright

Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.