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Saint Suttle
Saint Suttle was born 1870 in Elkton, Kentucky. He is know for his involvement with theater in the group know as the Rag-Time Four. Where he performed in minstrels that were based in Chicago but toured the whole country. Suttle also was a composer of music in the ragtime genre that is called coon songs. He stared in a film with Gertie Brown called " Something Good-Negro Kiss" which was meant to be a parody of the Irwin-Rice kiss film that took place not to long before. Suttle passed away in 1932 at the age of 49 in Chicago, Illinois.

Historical Importance
Was involved in a film selected for the library of congress national film registry with is involvement in the film "Something Good-Negro Kiss". The film was made in 1898 and is one of the earliest African American affection shown on screen.