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He was the son of a Puerto Rican seaman. He was self-educated and spent much of his childhood in Brazil singing on the streets to raise money for food. He became an actor after having been a circus performer, radio actor, and vaudeville performer. He worked in the chorus of the 1927 stage production of the musical "Show Boat". Black American film historian Donald Bogle considers Hernandez's early success in films during the early twentieth century to have been an event that paved the way for the high visibility and success of Black actor and Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier.

Frances Dewey was born on 7 February 1903 in Sherman, Texas, USA. She was married to Thomas E. Dewey. She died on 17 July 1970 in New York City, New York, USA.

Larry Haddock was born on 20 June 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He died on 17 July 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Samuil Bolotin was born on 23 May 1901 in Tashkent, Russian Empire. Samuil was a writer, known for Ruslan and Ludmila (1972), Pod kryshami Monmartra (1976) and Ruslan i Lyudmila (1938). Samuil died on 17 July 1970.