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William Blackwell Branch (September 11, 1927 – November 3, 2019) [1] was an American playwright who was also involved in many aspects of entertainment, including journalism, media production, editing, a short-lived career acting for television as well as talking on the radio.
Nov 5, 2019 · William B. Branch, a playwright, television writer, producer and actor who, in his work, explored African-American life and sought to challenge the stereotypes that burdened it, died on...
Nov 5, 2019 · William B. Branch, Playwright of the Black Experience, Dies at 92. As a playwright Mr. Branch delved into the black experience, both in the 20th century and earlier, in Off Broadway plays like “A Medal for Willie,” about the bitterness that ensues when a black World War II veteran who had been mistreated in the service is decorated ...
Nov 6, 2019 · William B. Branch, a leading black playwright of the 1950s who helped bring the African American experience to the off- Broadway stage, then turned to radio and television as a writer, director...
Nov 6, 2019 · “As a playwright Mr. Branch delved into the black experience, both in the 20th century and earlier, in Off-Broadway plays like A Medal for Willie, about the bitterness that ensues when a black World War II veteran who had been mistreated in the service is decorated posthumously; A Wreath for Udomo, with its theme of colonial oppression in ...
William B. Branch was born on 11 September 1927 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968), Together for Days (1972) and NET Journal (1966).
William B. Branch Biography (1927-) Full name, William Blackwell Branch; born September 11, 1927, in New Haven, CT; son of James Matthew (a minister) and Iola (Douglas) Branch; divorced; children: Rochelle Ellen.
