Richard Wesley

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Richard Wesley (b. July 11, 1945) is an African American playwright, and screenwriter for television and cinema. He is an associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he is presently the chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing.

Wesley was born in Newark, New Jersey to George & Gertrude Wesley. Following high school he studied playwriting and dramatic literature at Howard University and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree there in 1967.

He is married to best-selling author Valerie Wilson Wesley.

Contents 1 Notable works 1.1 Plays 1.2 Screenplays 1.3 Teleplays 1.4 Television series contributions 2 Awards and honors 3 References

[edit] Notable works

[edit] Plays

• The Black Terror (1971)
• The Mighty Gents (1978)

[edit] Screenplays

• Uptown Saturday Night (Warner Brothers, 1974)
• Let's Do It Again (Warner Brothers, 1975)
• Native Son (American Playhouse, Cinecom, 1984)
• Fast Forward (Columbia Pictures, 1985)

[edit] Teleplays

• Murder Without Motive (NBC, 1991)
• Mandela and De Klerk (Showtime, 1997)
• Bojangles (Showtime, 2000)

[edit] Television series contributions

• Fallen Angels (Showtime)
• 100 Centre Street (A&E)

[edit] Awards and honors

• 1971 Drama Desk Award for The Black Terror
• 1978 AUDELCO Award for The Mighty Gents

[edit] References

• "Biography for Richard Wesley (I)"], Internet Movie Database (Retrieved October 24, 2006).
• "Richard Wesley, Associate Professor" Faculty Directory of Dramatic Writing, New York University. (Retrieved October 24, 2006).