Jean Genet

Jean Genet

male, deceased (1986)
born in Paris France, les bonnes, poet, political activist, theatre of the absurd, French…TheBlacks, The Maids, The Thief's Journal, Our Lady of the Flowers, The Balcony
Jean Genet (–), was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty cr...
Marguerite Annie Johnson

Marguerite Annie Johnson

female, 81 years old (SAINT LOUIS, Missouri)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, memoirist, American Civil Rights Movement, actress, poet, sexually molested aged 7…editor of The Arab Observer, editor for The African Review, wrote for The Ghanaian Times, speaks the West African language Fanti, International Year of the Woman
Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A poet, educator, historian,...
Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

male, deceased (1976) (New York, New York, United States)
comedian, TheBlacks, The Tonight Show, jockey, African-American, the dick van dyke show…the blob, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Merv Griffin Show, Beware! The Blob, The President's Analyst
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 - November 29, 1976) was an American comedian and actor, who was especially popular in the late...
Gene Frankel

Gene Frankel

male, deceased (2005)
Obie Award recipient, death by myocardial infarction, TheBlacks, louis gossett, Tony Award, Actors' Studio…Lost in the Star, The Night That Made America Famous
Gene Frankel (c. 1920 - April 20, 2005) was a United States theater director and acting teacher who was notable for directing the off-Broadway...
Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

male, deceased (1993)
University of Kansas, Broadway, From st. louis, missouri, othello, Broadway theatre, emmy award…little house on the prairie, Tales from the Crypt actor, TheBlacks, The Poison Tree, The Ninth Configuration actor
Moses Gunn was an American actor. A formidable Obie award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962...
Laurie Stirratt

Laurie Stirratt

female
American alt-country singer, wilco, blue mountain, alt-country, TheBlacks, Healthy White Baby
Laurie Stirratt is most notably a member of the seminal alt-country band, Blue Mountain, in which she played bass and sang harmony with her...
Roger Blin

Roger Blin

male, deceased (1984)
TheBlacks, The Screens, The October Group, The Company of Five, The Cenci, comedian
Roger Blin (March 22 1907 - January 21 1984) was a French comedian and actor, notable for directing (and starring in) the first production of...
Charles Gordone

Charles Gordone

male, deceased (1995)
Columbia University, New York University, Playwright, Of Mice and Men, los angeles city college, UCLA…TheBlacks, Committee for the Employment of Negro Performer
Charles Edward Gordone (12 October 1925 - 16 November 1995) was a playwright, actor, director, and educator. The first African American to win a...