tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post2200019809091505046..comments2024-03-11T11:19:37.769-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Film Junkie: "Classics" A review of: "The Black Klansman" Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149389367448659181noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-23067434049758487712020-09-15T22:41:37.076-04:002020-09-15T22:41:37.076-04:00Wow! Thanks for the information! You must be ver...Wow! Thanks for the information! You must be very proud of your father :) Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149389367448659181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-55881723880986731302020-08-19T18:56:32.459-04:002020-08-19T18:56:32.459-04:00Sorry to “unknown”Sorry to “unknown”KimberlyG57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01785680561023643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-61513591010370250612020-08-19T18:47:07.557-04:002020-08-19T18:47:07.557-04:00Sorry to “unknown”Sorry to “unknown”KimberlyG57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01785680561023643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-15783324101281862902020-08-19T18:46:07.983-04:002020-08-19T18:46:07.983-04:00Thanks for your post! Please check out my reply ab...Thanks for your post! Please check out my reply above, dated 8/19/2020 to “anonymous.”<br /><br />Kim Gilden...KimberlyG57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01785680561023643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-62347833801096722762020-08-19T18:43:09.475-04:002020-08-19T18:43:09.475-04:00As his daughter, I can confirm that Richard Gilden...As his daughter, I can confirm that Richard Gilden is indeed a white man. His swarthy skin color comes from his Russian heritage. According to family history dad’s family emmigrated from the area around Belarus/Lithuania then known as “The Pale.” They left to escape the Pogroms. Dad said he struggled with the “skin color problem” all of his acting career- either being told he was “too light” or “too dark” for a role. Dad appeared films other than “The Black Klansman,” including “Lost, Lonely, and Vicious,” “The Black Whip,” and Cecil B DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments” in which he was noticed and singled out by DeMille who elevated his role to a speaking part. Yes- he also appeared in many western TV series of the day, portraying Native Americans- but cowboys as well! You can also see him on an episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” (as a Russian character) and “The Dating Game” (as himself)!KimberlyG57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01785680561023643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-61143926145997474132020-04-28T23:13:02.124-04:002020-04-28T23:13:02.124-04:00In gunsmoke in mid 50's, he payed an Indian wh...In gunsmoke in mid 50's, he payed an Indian who assisted a buffalo hunter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816458036601474670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-87263985411856944912019-03-22T02:27:31.184-04:002019-03-22T02:27:31.184-04:00Hmmmmm just watching this movie, and I was wonderi...Hmmmmm just watching this movie, and I was wondering the same thing, I thought he looked more white than black. Which doesn't mean anything cause when it comes to biracial children one parent race is always more dominant than the other. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957586915803311819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-19563695648628642262018-10-14T20:54:46.803-04:002018-10-14T20:54:46.803-04:00Oh Thank you for the information :) Oh Thank you for the information :) Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149389367448659181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-53807432348975897882018-10-14T00:43:41.400-04:002018-10-14T00:43:41.400-04:00Richard Gilden is indeed a white actor who played ...Richard Gilden is indeed a white actor who played a black actor in this movie. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389432053536697957.post-37660816485789093332013-07-25T10:14:37.655-04:002013-07-25T10:14:37.655-04:00If nothing else, it sounds way more intersting tha...If nothing else, it sounds way more intersting that the black shop girl passing as a white showgirl in Imitation of Life. Good history to boot! Miss-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108176675974980463noreply@blogger.com