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GREGORY HINES Gregory Hines was born on February 14, 1946 in New York City, NY. Involved in show business since toddlerhood, Gregory Hines grew up to be a highly acclaimed tap dancer, choreographer, dramatic and comic actor, singer, and director. When Hines was two, his father employed him in a dance act with his older […]
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Rita Moreno Rita Moreno, one of the very few (and very first) performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony, and a Grammy, was born Rosita Dolores Alverío in in Humacao, Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931. She moved to New York City in 1937 along with her mother, where she began a professional […]
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Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927), is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. He broke through as a star in acclaimed performances in American films and plays, which, by consciously defying racial stereotyping, gave a new dramatic credibility for black actors to mainstream film audiences in the Western world.
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Gregory Hines Gregory Hines was a jack of all trades. He was a singer, dancer, actor and live performer. Overall, Hines has earned 16 award nominations and has won 7 of them. Hines performed as the lead singer and musician in a rock band called Severance in 1975 based in Venice, California. In 1986, he […]
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Ruby Dee Born: October 27, 1924 Cleveland, Ohio African American actress Ruby Dee’s acting career has spanned more than fifty years and has included theater, radio, television, and movies. She has also been active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Congress of […]
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August Wilson P. II A Fruitful Partnership Mr. Wilson’s career was closely linked with that of Lloyd Richards, who became the first black director to work on Broadway when he staged the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry’s “Raisin in the Sun,” in 1959.
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August Wilson Pt. I A Fruitful Partnership August Wilson chronicled the African-American experience in the 20th century in a series of plays. He stands as a landmark in the history of black culture, of American literature and of Broadway theater.
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