Daniel L. Haynes
Daniel L. Haynes | |
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Haynes in a stage presentation of Androcles and the Lion, Lafayette Theatre, NYC, 1938 | |
| Born | Daniel Leo (aka Louis) Haynes June 6, 1889 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 1954 (aged 65) Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston |
| Occupation(s) | actor; minister of the gospel |
| Spouse | Rosa Belle Sims |
Daniel L. Haynes (June 6, 1889 – July 28, 1954) was an American stage and film actor and clergyman. He is best known for starring as Zeke in the early all-black King Vidor directed film Halleljuah. On November 28, 1910, he married Rosa Belle Sims in Chicago. In his last years, he left show business and became a full-time Baptist minister. At the time of M-G-M's Hallelujah, Haynes is quoted as having said: "I cannot say what our race owes King Vidor and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer --- there are not words forceful enough for that. Hallelujah will, as Moses led his people from the wilderness, lead ours from the wilderness of misunderstanding and apathy."