Draft:Alec Lovejoy

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Alec Lovejoy, also noted as Alex Lovejoy, (1893 - 1946) was a comedic actor and restaurateur in the United States who appeared on stage and screen. He appeared on stage and screen. He owned Lovejoys on Central Avenue in Los Angeles. He was photographed with Julia Richardson and promoter Earl Griffin in Los Angeles in the 1940s.

He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He performed as a youngster even touring in Europe as part of a company. He was cast in Oscar Micheaux films. He is on a lobbycard for the film Murder in Harlem. He is noted on advertising for Murder on Lennox Avenue as part of the "All-Star Colored Cast" in support of Mamie Smith.

Lovejoy's
Lovejoy's was on Vernon and Central Avenue. Jimmy Witherspoon sang there after hours while holding down a dishwashing job. It was a "chicken joint" and advertised that "If you haven't tried Lovejoy's Big Leg Chicken, then, Jack, you ain't been stickin'." Art Tatum performed there on a "tiny piano". Lovejoy was photographed at his restaurant with Louis Armstrong. It was across from the Alabam club and delivered food to patrons at various clubs. It was an "upstairs place". Joe Turner and Slam Stewart also played there.

Theater

 * How Come? (1923)
 * Change Your Luck (1930) as Big Bill
 * Sweet Chariot (1930) as King
 * Black Rhythm (1936) as Cornbread
 * How Come, Lawd? (1937) as Slacks
 * Sing for Your Supper (1939)

Filmography

 * St. Louis Blues (uncredited)
 * Black and Tan (1929), as piano mover
 * Murder in Harlem (1935) as Lem Hawkins
 * God's Step Children (1938) as Ontrue Cowper, a gambler
 * Swing (1938) as Lem Jackson
 * Birthright (1939)
 * Paradise in Harlem (1939) as Misery
 * Moon Over Harlem (1939) as Fats
 * Sunday Sinners (1940) as Eli
 * Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941) as Flivver Johnson