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Alice Childress

American playwright and author (1916-1994)
Person human Q1513826

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[24]
Date of birth
October 12, 1916, October 12, 1920[10]
Date of death
August 14, 1994
Place of birth
Charleston
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Ethnic group
African Americans[14]
Occupation
screenwriter, playwright, actor, director, writer, novelist, columnist, lecturer[15][16][17]
Educated at
American Negro Theater, Radcliffe College, Wadleigh High School for Girls[18][19][20]
Award received
Paul Robeson Award, Obie Award[22][23]
Notable work
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich[21]
Spouse
Alvin Childress[11]
Cause of death
cancer[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[37]
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[26]
Contributed to creative work
Freedom[38]
Described by source
Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers, Notable Black American Women, American Women Writers, The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Writers, Living Black American Authors: a Biographical Directory[32][33][34][35][36]
Family name
Childress[29]
Given name
Alice[30]
Manner of death
natural causes[31]
Movement
Black Arts Movement[25]
Native language
English[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject New York Public Library, WikiProject Black Bibliography Project[39][40][41]
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P14750
A138-E317-5340-CF73-1F43
Residence
Harlem[28]
Writing language
English[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alice Childress ar أليس تشايلدريس fa چایلدرس، آلیس، ۱۹۱۶-۲۰۲۰م. fr Alice Herndon fr Louise Henderson ru Элис Чайлдресс
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000111037368
VIAF cluster ID
810591
Library of Congress authority ID
n79056362
GND ID
118904302
American Film Institute person ID
10829
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BlackPast.org ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
81391
CiNii Research ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
145095
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DDB person (GND) ID
118904302
DUC ID
alice-childress
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u16679
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
0237
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Alice-Childress
FAST ID
35859
FemBio ID
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Film.ru person ID
elis-chayldress
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
157704
IMDb ID
nm0157533
IdRef ID
034255885
Internet Broadway Database person ID
81710
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
21465
Kinobox person ID
1310635
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA02470220
NL CR AUT ID
ola2003191742
NLA Trove people ID
801382
NLAI ID
1607737
NUKAT ID
n2014171205
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279054805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2024B4812
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071946098
Open Library ID
OL948135A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095607615
Prabook ID
355053
SBN author ID
LIGV126109
SNAC ARK ID
w6rn3zx1
SVKKL authority ID
p0104274-Childress-Alice-19201994
TMDB person ID
1027063
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
859
WikiTree person ID
Herndon-2944
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
actor, writer, playwright, screenwriter, director
Archives at 2
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Award received 1
Paul Robeson Award
Cause of death 1
cancer
Contributed to creative work 1
Freedom
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Radcliffe College
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Alice
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Charleston
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Alvin Childress
Spouses 1
Alvin Childress
Writing language 1
English
← Contributor to the creative work or subject 1
Freedom
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Summary

Alice Childress was born on October 12, 1916[1], in Charleston[2]. She died on August 14, 1994[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a screenwriter[5], playwright[6], actor[7], director[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was Alice Childress born?

Alice Childress was born in Charleston[2].

Where did Alice Childress die?

Alice Childress died in New York City[4].

Who was Alice Childress married to?

Alice Childress's spouses include Alvin Childress[11].

What did Alice Childress do for work?

Alice Childress worked as a screenwriter[5], playwright[6], actor[7], director[8], and writer[9].

Where did Alice Childress go to school?

Alice Childress was educated at American Negro Theater[18], Radcliffe College[19], and Wadleigh High School for Girls[20].

What awards did Alice Childress receive?

Honors received include Paul Robeson Award[22] and Obie Award[23].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . African American Almanac. wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . African American Almanac. wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . actorsequityfoundation.org. Retrieved . actorsequityfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . dramaticarts.usc.edu. Retrieved . dramaticarts.usc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . archive.csustan.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . WorldCat. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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