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Lonne Elder III (December 26, 1927 – June 11, 1996) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Elder was one of the leading African-American figures who informed the New York theater world with social and political consciousness. He also wrote scripts for television and film.
Jun 7, 2024 · Lonne Elder III was an American playwright whose critically acclaimed masterwork, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1965, revised 1969), depicted the dreams, frustrations, and ultimate endurance of a black family living in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City in the 1950s.
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Lonne Elder III was born on 26 December 1927 in Americus, Georgia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for A Woman Called Moses (1978), Sounder (1972) and Melinda (1972). He was married to Judyann Elder and Mary Gross. He died on 11 June 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer, Actor
- December 26, 1927
- Lonne Elder III
- June 11, 1996
Oct 21, 2018 · Lonne Elder III (1931-1996) Lonne Elder was a playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Born December 26, 1927, in Americus, Georgia, to father Lonne Elder II and Quincy Elder. When Lonne was still an infant, his family moved to New Jersey.
Lonne Elder III was among the important writers who came to prominence during the surge of creative activity that accompanied the social and political gains of African Americans during the 1960s and 1970s.
Jun 14, 1996 · Lonne Elder III, award-winning writer for screen, stage and television who wrote the insightful motion picture “Sounder” about a black sharecropping family in the Depression and the play...
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Lonne Elder III (December 26, 1927 – June 11, 1996) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Elder was one of the leading African-American figures who informed the New York theater world with social and political consciousness. He also wrote scripts for television and film.
