Richard Wright(1908-1960)
- Writer
- Actor
Richard Wright was born on 4 September 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Native Son (1951), Domingo salvaje (1967) and The Man Who Lives Underground. He was married to Ellen Poplar and Dhimah Rose Meidman. He died on 28 November 1960 in Paris, France.
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- Born
- Died
- November 28, 1960
- Paris, France(Heart Attack)
- SpousesEllen Poplar1941 - November 28, 1960 (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenRachel Wright
- ParentsNathan Wright
- Other worksStage: Wrote (w/Paul Green; based on Wright's novel) "Native Son", produced on Broadway. Drama. Scenic Design by James Morcom. Directed by Orson Welles. St. James Theatre: 24 Mar 1941-28 Jun 1941 (114 performances). Cast: Jacqueline Ghant Andre (as "A Neighbor"), Frances Bavier (as "Peggy"), John Berry (as "Reporter"), C.M. Bootsie Davis (as "Ernie Jones"), Philip Bourneuf (as "Buckley, D.A."), Eileen Burns (as "Miss Emmett"), Anne Burr (as "Mary Dalton"), Ray Collins (as "Paul Max, Attorney for the Defense"), Evelyn Ellis (as "Hannah Thomas"), Nell Harrison (as "Mrs. Dalton"), Canada Lee (as "Bigger Thomas"), William Malone (as "Judge"), [error] (as "Vera Thomas"), Rena Mitchell (as "Clara"), Joseph Pevney (as "Jan Erlone"), J. Flashe Riley (as "Jack "), Don Roberts (as "A Newspaper Man "), Stephen Roberts (as "A Newspaper Man"), Erskine Sanford (as "Mr. Dalton"), Wardell Saunders (as "Gus Mitchell"), Everett Sloane (as "Britten"), Paul Stewart (as "A Newspaper Man"), Rodester Timmons, Lloyd Warren, George Zorn (as "A Newspaper Man"). Produced by Orson Welles and John Houseman. Associate Producer: Bern Bernard.
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- TriviaAn African-American writer whose works were blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s because of his membership in the American Communist Party. He traveled to France and eventually settled in Paris.
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