William B. Branch
William Blackwell Branch (born September 11, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut) is an African-American playwright, and editor.[1]
He graduated from Northwestern University in 1949, and from Columbia University with an M.F.A. in 1958. He studied at Yale University in 1965-66. He taught at Cornell University, and William Paterson College, 1994-96.
Awards
- 1992 American Book Award
Works
- In Splendid Error, 1954 [2]
- A Wreath for Udomo, 1962
- Fifty Steps Toward Freedom, 1970
- A Medal for Willie 1985
Screenwriter
- Together for Days, 1972
Editor
- Black Thunder: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Drama, Mentor, 1992.
- Crosswinds: An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora. Indiana University Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-253-20778-4.
Producer
- "Still a Brother: Inside the Black Middle Class", 1968
Criticism
- "Man, Star, and Negro". The Crisis. December 1965.
Anthologies
- Black Theatre: A 20th Century Collection of the Work of Its Best Playwrights, edited by Lindsey Patterson, Dodd-Mead, 1971
- Woodie King, ed. (1972). Black Drama Anthology. Photographer Ron Milner. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-451-04852-3. (reissue New American Library, 1986, ISBN 978-0-452-00902-8)
- Black Theatre USA: 45 Plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974, edited by J. Hatch, Free Press, 1974
- Standing Room Only, edited by Daigon and Bernier, Prentice-Hall, 1977
- Meeting Challenges, edited by J. Nelson, American Book, 1980
- Errol Hill, ed. (May 1, 2000). Black Heroes, Seven Plays. Applause Books. ISBN 978-1-55783-027-2.
References
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/William-B-Branch.html
- ↑ Errol Hill, James Vernon Hatch (2003). A history of African American theatre. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62443-5.
External links
- "William B. Branch", IMDb
- "William B Branch", Fandango
- "William Branch", Black World/Negro Digest, January 1968.
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