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- Birth nameLloyd George Richards
- Lloyd Richards was born on June 29, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and actor, known for The Piano Lesson (1995), The Wide World of Mystery (1973) and American Playhouse (1980). He was married to Barbara Davenport. He died on June 29, 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseBarbara Davenport(1958 - June 29, 2006) (his death, 2 children)
- Won Broadway's 1987 Tony Award as Best Director (Play) for August Wilson's "Fences." He has been Tony-nominated on five other occasions: as Best Director (Dramatic), in 1960 for Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun;" as Best Director (Play) in 1988 for August Wilson's "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," and in 1996 for August Wilson's "Seven Guitars;" and in 1990 as both Best Director (Play) and one of the co-producers of Best Play nominee, August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson."
- He was a theatrical director.
- He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1993 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
- Born in Toronto to Jamaican parents. His father was a supporter and a follower of black nationalist Marcus Garvey.
- Grew up in Detroit.
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