Portrait of Oscar Polk by Carl Van Vechten, Jan. 24, 1937
Born
(1899-12-25)December 25, 1899
Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.
Died
January 4, 1949(1949-01-04) (aged 49)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1927–1946
Oscar Polk (December 25, 1899[1][2] – January 4, 1949) was an American actor. He portrayed the enslaved man Pork in the film Gone with the Wind (1939).
^National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
^U.S. Census, April 1, 1930. State of New York, County of New York, enumeration district 1053, page 1-B.
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