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JAMES BALDWIN (1924 - 1987) |
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Nationality: African-American Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Agent: James Baldwin Estate, 137 West 71st Street, New York, New York 10023 |
BALDWIN, James (Arthur). American. Born in New York City, 2 August 1924. Educated at Public School 139, Harlem, New York, and De Witt Clinton High School, Bronx, New York, graduated 1942. Worked as handyman, dishwasher, waiter, and office boy in New York, and in defense work, Belle Meade, New Jersey, in early 1940's; full-time writer from 1943; lived in Europe, mainly in Paris, 1948-56. Member, Actors Studio, New York, National Advisory Board of CORE (Congress on Racial Equality), and National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. Recipient: Saxton fellowship, 1945; Rosenwald fellowship, 1948; Guggenheim fellowship, 1954; American Academy award, 1956; Ford fellowship, 1958; National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Award, 1962; George Polk Award, 1963; Foreign Drama Critics award, 1964; Martin Luther King, Jr., Award (City University of New York), 1978. D.Litt.: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 1963. Member, American Academy, 1964. Died 30 November 1987.
Plays by James Baldwin
Amen Corner, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Howard University, Washington, D.C. | 1954 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dial Press, New York, 1968 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1666 | |||
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Genre: | Tragedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | 1st UK all black non-musical (1987) | |||||
Synopsis: | The censorious female pastor of a Harlem Church, her crumbling religious and domestic life. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Blues For Mr Charlie | ||
| 1st Produced: | ANTA Theatre, NYC | 1964 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dial Press, New York, 1964 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1667 | |||
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Genre: | Tragedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 17 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | True story of USA white jury's acquittal of two white men for murder of black Chicagoan | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Deed For The King Of Spain, A | ||
| 1st Produced: | American Center for Stanislavski Theatre Art, New York | 1974 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1668 | |||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Giovanni's Room | ||
| 1st Produced: | Actors Studio Workshop, NY | 1965 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | pub as novel only by Dial Press, New York, 1956 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1669 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Based on his novel by the same title | |||||
Synopsis: | Concerns a young white American's discovery of his latent homosexuality while living in France | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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One Day, When I Was Lost | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Joseph, London, 1972 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1670 | |||
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Genre: | Screenplay | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A scenario based on "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Running Through Paradise | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #1671 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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