As Jimmie Baskette, he appeared on Broadway with Louis Armstrong in the all-black musical revue Hot Chocolates in 1929, and was announced for Hummin' Sam in 1933, although it failed to open. Baskett also acted in several all-black films made in the New York area, including Harlem is Heaven (1932) starring Bill Robinson. He went to Los Angeles, California and had a supporting role in Straight to Heaven (1939), starring Nina Mae McKinney, and bit parts in the films Revenge of the Zombies (1943) and The Heavenly Body (1944).
As Jimmie Baskette, he appeared on Broadway with Louis Armstrong in the all-black musical revue Hot Chocolates in 1929, and was announced for Hummin' Sam in 1933, although it failed to open.
case
as
As
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Jimmie
Jimmie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Baskette
Baskette
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appeared
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Broadway
Broadway
PROPN
NNP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Louis
Louis
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Armstrong
Armstrong
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
det
all
all
DET
DT
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
musical
musical
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
revue
revue
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
hot
Hot
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Chocolates
Chocolates
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1929
1929
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
announce
announced
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Hummin'
Hummin'
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sam
Sam
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1933
1933
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
although
although
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fail
failed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
open
open
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Baskett also acted in several all-black films made in the New York area, including Harlem is Heaven (1932) starring Bill Robinson.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Baskett
Baskett
PROPN
NNP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
act
acted
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
det
all
all
DET
DT
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
black
black
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
area
area
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
Harlem
Harlem
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Number=Sing
Heaven
Heaven
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1932
1932
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
acl
VerbForm=Ger
star
starring
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Bill
Bill
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robinson
Robinson
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He went to Los Angeles, California and had a supporting role in Straight to Heaven (1939), starring Nina Mae McKinney, and bit parts in the films Revenge of the Zombies (1943) and The Heavenly Body (1944).
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Los
Los
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Angeles
Angeles
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
California
California
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
support
supporting
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Straight
Straight
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Heaven
Heaven
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1939
1939
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
star
starring
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Nina
Nina
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Mae
Mae
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McKinney
McKinney
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
bit
bit
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
part
parts
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
film
films
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Revenge
Revenge
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
Zombies
Zombies
PROPN
NNPS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1943
1943
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
heavenly
Heavenly
ADJ
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Body
Body
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1944
1944
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.