Childress, Alice
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Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1916-10-12
Death Date
- 1994-08-14
Has Affiliation
- Organization: American Negro Theatre
- Organization: Greenwich Mews Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
- Organization: (naf) Radcliffe College. Institute for Independent Study
Birth Place
- Charleston (S.C.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
African American theatrical producers and directors
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Sources
- found: Like one of the family, 1986, c1956:CIP t.p. (Alice Childress) data sheet (b. 1920)
- found: Jennings, L.V.D. Alice Childress, 1995:CIP chronology (Alice Herndon Childress; b. Oct. 12, 1916 in Charleston, S.C.; d. Aug. 14, 1994 in Queens, N.Y.)
- found: Alice Childress papers, 1937-1997:(Pioneering African-American writer, actress and director Alice Childress (1916-1994) was popularly known for her best-selling novel, "A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich," and her plays, most notably "Wedding Band: A Love Story in Black and White;" a founding member of the American Negro Theatre)
- found: African American National Biography, accessed January 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Childress, Alice; playwright, actress, director; born 12 October 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She worked at the American Negro Theatre (ANT) (1941-1952); starred on Broadway (1944-1954) in Anna Lucasta, by Philip Yordan, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. She directed and starred in her first one-act play, Florence (1949), and later won an Obie Award, with Trouble in Mind (1955) at the Greenwich Mews Theater. She was appointment to the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study (1966-1968); became the recipient of the first Paul Robeson Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Performing Arts, of the Radcliffe Alumnae Graduate Society Medal for Distinguished Achievement, and of the Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (1993). She was elected to the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. She died 14 August 1994 in Queens, New York, New York, United States)
LC Classification
- PS3505.H76
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Change Notes
- 1979-07-05: new
- 2023-09-09: revised
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