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Richard Wright(1908-1960)

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Richard Wright
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Sang noir (1951)
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Richard Wright was born on 4 September 1908 in Roxie, Mississippi, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Sang noir (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.
BornSeptember 4, 1908
DiedNovember 28, 1960(52)
BornSeptember 4, 1908
DiedNovember 28, 1960(52)
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Known for

Sang noir (1951)
Sang noir
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1951
Domingo salvaje (1967)
Domingo salvaje
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1967
The Man Who Lives Underground
  • Writer
    Ashton Sanders in Native Son (2019)
    Native Son
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 2019

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    Writer



    • Ashton Sanders in Native Son (2019)
      Native Son
      5.7
      • based on the novel by
      • 2019
    • America's Dream (1996)
      America's Dream
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • story "Long Black Song"
      • 1996
    • Mathilda May and Pierre Arditi in La passerelle (1988)
      La passerelle
      5.5
      • novel "Savage Holiday"
      • 1988
    • Victor Love in Native Son : Un enfant du pays (1986)
      Native Son : Un enfant du pays
      6.0
      • novel
      • 1986
    • LeVar Burton in Almos' a Man (1977)
      Almos' a Man
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • story
      • 1977
    • Domingo salvaje (1967)
      Domingo salvaje
      6.9
      • novel "Savage Holiday"
      • 1967
    • Sang noir (1951)
      Sang noir
      6.3
      • adapted from the novel by
      • dialogue
      • screen play
      • 1951

    Actor



    • Sang noir (1951)
      Sang noir
      6.3
      • Bigger Thomas
      • 1951

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    NATIVE SON - official 2020 re-release trailer
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    NATIVE SON - official 2020 re-release trailer

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    • Born
      • September 4, 1908
      • Roxie, Mississippi, USA
    • Died
      • November 28, 1960
      • Paris, France(Heart Attack)
    • Spouses
        Ellen Poplar1941 - November 28, 1960 (his death, 2 children)
    • Children
        Rachel Wright
    • Parents
        Nathan Wright
    • Other works
      Stage: 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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      • 3 Articles

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      An 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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    • When did Richard Wright die?
      November 28, 1960
    • How did Richard Wright die?
      Heart attack
    • How old was Richard Wright when he died?
      52 years old
    • Where did Richard Wright die?
      Paris, France
    • When was Richard Wright born?
      September 4, 1908

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