Rupert Crosse (November 29, 1927 â€" March 5, 1973) was an American
television and film actor noted as the first African American to
receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award â€" for
his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers.Born
in New York City, Crosse was raised by his grandparents in Nevis after
the death of his father. He returned to the United States to serve in
the Army for two years before entering Bloomfield College. Crosse
later worked at Brooklyn College as a counselor.In 1970, Crosse
married singer Chris Calloway, daughter of Cab Calloway. They had one
son, Rupert Osaze Dia Crosse, who was nine months old at the time of
Crosse's death. Their son died in 2002 from a heart condition brought
on by prior drug abuse. Calloway died of breast cancer in August
2008.Crosse died March 5, 1973, of lung cancer in Nevis.
television and film actor noted as the first African American to
receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award â€" for
his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers.Born
in New York City, Crosse was raised by his grandparents in Nevis after
the death of his father. He returned to the United States to serve in
the Army for two years before entering Bloomfield College. Crosse
later worked at Brooklyn College as a counselor.In 1970, Crosse
married singer Chris Calloway, daughter of Cab Calloway. They had one
son, Rupert Osaze Dia Crosse, who was nine months old at the time of
Crosse's death. Their son died in 2002 from a heart condition brought
on by prior drug abuse. Calloway died of breast cancer in August
2008.Crosse died March 5, 1973, of lung cancer in Nevis.
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