After 1970, he concentrated exclusively on saddle making until his death. Charles had 2 siblings: Grace Loraine Weldon and one other sibling . Charles Weldon and S. Epatha Merkerson in the play “Birdie Blue” at the Second Stage Theater in Manhattan in 2005. Yet Mr. Weldon’s path was not without obstacles and detours. Mr. Weldon was also beginning to get television and film work as the 1970s progressed. | Cookie Settings. He went there. All rights reserved. 2. After a brief career as a singer, Mr. Weldon turned to acting in the late 1960s and found quick success, landing on Broadway in 1969 in “Buck White,” a musical that starred Muhammad Ali as a black militant leader. Charles Weldon (June 1, 1940 – December 7, 2018) was an actor, director, educator, singer, and songwriter. Another son, Nick, died in 2015. [4] Customers often waited for Cannon to fill their orders, rather than finding other available saddlemakers. You can leave condolences in the Guest Book, buy sympathy flowers, and pay your respects. Charles Weldon Cannon, known as Tooter Cannon (January 14, 1915 – March 14, 1997[1]), was a widely recognized manufacturer of boots and saddles in rural Dickens, Texas. He was married to Debbi Morgan and Barbara. Survivors included his second wife, the former Grace Adeline Roberts, then Grace Wheeler (July 11, 1908—February 14, 2000), whom he married on April 22, 1957,[5] in Santa Fe, New Mexico; a daughter, Leanora Cannon Houwen, then of Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County, California, but who later returned to Dickens; two stepsons, Kenneth Wheeler of Hobbs, and Bill Wheeler of San Antonio, 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. ...Cory Edwin Welden, Arba W. Hina (born Weldon), Simpson M. Weldon, Charles K. Weldon, Lena Clark (born Weldon), Sallie E. Wright (born Wel... ...Cory Edwin Welden, Arba W. Hina (born Weldon), Simpson M. Weldon, Charles Kennedy Weldon, Lena Clark (born Weldon), Sallie E. Wright (bor... Lorenza Albert Weldon, Mary Ellen Weldon (born Beard), William N Weldon, Minnie A Babb (born Weldon), Corey E Weldon, Arba W Weldon, Simpson M Weldon, Lena Weldon, Sallie Weldon, Arba Hina, Simpson Marion Weldon, Lena Clark, Minnie A. Weldon, "...for Bargains McCcmnell Stone Marion Kentucky, Mapleview Cem, Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, USA, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1836-1922, Death of Charles K. Weldon at Crittenden, Kentucky, USA. EMAIL ME. In the 1980s, a reckless lifestyle and personal trauma derailed his career for a time; from 1986 to 1989 he went back to the work he had done as a young man, long-haul trucking. I really didn’t. [3], He broke horses for the U.S. government during World War II at El Reno in Canadian County, Oklahoma. Weldon acted in many more, among them The Great McDaddy and The Brownsville Raid. Other later roles included Hedley, the Bible-quoting ranter, in August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars,” which he played in a revival by the Signature Theater Company in Manhattan in 2006. by In 1949, he returned to Dickens County and settled in the Spur community. The death data were analyzed for each ZIP code and each city or town in the county. Charles Weldon, an actor and director who led the New York theater troupe the Negro Ensemble Company for the past 13 years, died on Dec. 7 in … Prominent actors who have come through the New York-based company's ranks include Phylicia Rashad, S. Epatha Merkerson, Laurence Fishburne, Louis Gossett Jr., Adolph Caesar, Esther Rolle and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The group appeared on the Dick Clark's American Bandstand television show and also toured with James Brown and Fats Domino. “I hated it. A Tooter Cannon saddle or a pair of his boots is usually passed down within families. He also worked on other ranches in Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada, as well as Texas. About Our Ads That experience helped him refocus — “I didn’t go off and drive a truck because I wanted to be saved, but it saved me,” he told The Denver Post in 2010 — and he resumed acting and directing, continuing to work until his death. Though “Buck White” had only a short run, it got him some auditions. Mr. Weldon was the artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company for the past 13 years. Inadvertent errors are possible. He was Methodist. Privacy | For the Denver Theater Center, he appeared in twelve productions. As a teenager, he learned boot and saddlemaking techniques to help the cowboys obtain a proper fit on their horses. TWITTER [6] He is permanently honored in the saddlemaking exhibit at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. Husband of Mattie O. We are sad to announce that on March 22, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Charles A. Weldon (Albany, New York). He was the artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company for thirteen years. He joined the Negro Ensemble Company in 1970 and later became its artistic director in 2005. Geni requires JavaScript! His film acting credits include Serpico, Stir Crazy and Malcolm X. Weldon made his Broadway debut in 1969 in Buck White, which featured Muhammad Ali in the title role; and returned in NEC's production of The River Niger in 1973. His last stage role was in 2016, in a 50th-anniversary production of “Day of Absence,” a play by Douglas Turner Ward, a founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, which was created in 1967 to promote works by black theater artists. Weldon starred in the role of the Jamaican Grim Reaper (the body-snatcher) in Sophia Romma's (playwright and Literary Manager of the Negro Ensemble Company from 2012) allegorical satire, The Blacklist at the 13th Street Repertory Company in 2016. A celebration of Weldon's life will take place in January. Charles L. Weldon 1954—2020 Chuck Weldon, 66, passed away on Sunday, May 10th, surrounded by family after a brief illness. “I used to borrow her car sometimes,” he told the website StageBuddy in 2013, “and I’d have to pick her up, and she would be in rehearsals for all these plays, and I use to sit there and wait for her, but I never thought about being an actor — just waiting to give her car back.”.

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