# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-baskett
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:42:05.375Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-baskett"
name: "James Baskett"
slug: "james-baskett"
description: "James Franklin Baskett was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South. His performance included singing the song \"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah\". In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948."
tagline: "Actor (1904-1948)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James_Baskett_in_Revenge_of_the_Zombies_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1904-02-16"
deathDate: "1948-07-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump