Oscar Polk was an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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, best known for his portrayal as the servant "Pork" in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind (film)

Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...

. On January 4, 1949, he was fatally struck by a taxi cab as he stepped off a curb in Times Square

Times Square

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. At the time of his death he was scheduled to have a major role in the play Leading Lady, and he was replaced by Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis was an American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist.-Early years:...

. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Long Island

Long Island

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, New York

New York

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.

His Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 credits include:

• The Trial of Mary Dugan
  The Trial of Mary Dugan
  The Trial of Mary Dugan is a play written by Bayard Veiller.The melodrama concerns a sensational courtroom trial of a showgirl accused of killing of her millionaire lover. Her defense attorney is her brother, Jimmy Dugan. It was first presented on Broadway in 1927, with Ann Harding in the title...
  
  (1927)
• Both Your Houses
  Both Your Houses
  Both Your Houses is a 1933 play written by American playwright Maxwell Anderson. Produced by the Theatre Guild, it opened at the Royale Theatre on March 5, 1933 and ran 72 performances. It was awarded the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for Drama....
  
  (1933)
• The Green Pastures (1935)
• You Can't Take It With You
  You Can't Take It with You
  You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play opened at the Booth Theater on December 14, 1936, and played for 837 performances...
  
  (1936)
• Swingin' The Dream (1939), a swing music adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream
  A Midsummer Night's Dream
  A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
  
  .
• Sunny River (1942)
• The Walking Gentleman (1942)
• Dark Eyes
  Dark Eyes (play)
  Dark Eyes is a play written by Elena Miramova that premiered in 1943. The comedy centres around three Russian-American actresses who have fallen into serious financial trouble and are urgently seeking a backer for their new play...
  
  (1943)

Other stage credits:

• Horses Are Like That (1943)
• Bigger Than Barnum (1946)
• The Magnificent Heel (1946)

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