found: Wikipedia, October 1, 2014(Dennis Scott (writer); Dennis Scott (16 December 1939-21 February 1991) was a Jamaican poet, playwright, actor (best known for appearances on The Cosby Show) and dancer. He was also a theatre director and drama teacher; born in Kingston, Jamaica; taught at the Yale School of Drama, and was head of the Directing program from 1986 until his death, which occurred in New Haven, Connecticut; poetry: Uncle Time (1973), Dreadwalk: Poems 1970-78 (1982), Strategies (1989) and After-Image (2008); plays include Terminus (1966), Dog, and An Echo in the Bone (1974))