Author
Charles Gordone
American actor and dramatist (1925-1995)
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1925
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1995
country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: Columbia University, New York University, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, California State University, Los Angeles
occupation: actor, playwright, film producer, film director, writer
award received: Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Charles Gordone (October 12, 1925 – November 16, 1995) was an American playwright, actor, director, and educator. He was the first African American to win the annual Pulitzer Prize for Drama and he devoted much of his professional life to the pursuit of multi-racial American theater and racial unity.
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