James Johnson Edwards (March 6, 1918 â€" January 4, 1970) was an
American actor in films and television. His most famous role was as
Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film Home of the Brave, in which he
portrayed an African American soldier experiencing racial prejudice
while serving in the South Pacific during World War II.Edwards majored
in psychology at Knoxville College in Tennessee and continued his
education at Northwestern University where he received a master's
degree in drama. While enrolled at Northwestern, he participated in
student productions and in the Federal Theatre Project.During World
War II he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S.
Army.After the war he appeared on the New York stage when he assumed
the role of the war hero in the touring play Deep Are the Roots.
American actor in films and television. His most famous role was as
Private Peter Moss in the 1949 film Home of the Brave, in which he
portrayed an African American soldier experiencing racial prejudice
while serving in the South Pacific during World War II.Edwards majored
in psychology at Knoxville College in Tennessee and continued his
education at Northwestern University where he received a master's
degree in drama. While enrolled at Northwestern, he participated in
student productions and in the Federal Theatre Project.During World
War II he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S.
Army.After the war he appeared on the New York stage when he assumed
the role of the war hero in the touring play Deep Are the Roots.
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