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Gilbert Moses III (August 20, 1942 – April 15, 1995) was an American director. He was also known for his work in the Civil Rights movement, as a staff member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and founder of the touring company, the Free Southern Theater toured the South during the 1960s. [1]
Gilbert Moses was born on 20 August 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for ABC Afterschool Specials (1972), Roots (1977) and Willie Dynamite (1974). He was married to Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wilma Jean Butler and Denise Nicholas.
- Director, Producer, Animation Department
- August 20, 1942
- Gilbert Moses
- April 15, 1995
Apr 18, 1995 · Gilbert Moses, who directed award-winning plays and musicals by Melvin Van Peebles, Ed Bullins, Imamu Baraka and other writers, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. He was 52.
Gilbert Moses was a director and producer of TV shows and movies, such as Roots and Willie Dynamite. He was also a cofounder of the Free Southern Theater and a Tony Award nominee for his musical work.
- August 20, 1942
- April 15, 1995
Gilbert Moses 1942 – 1995. Theater, film, and television director. Founded Free Southern Theater. Made Broadway Debut with Musical. Shifted Focus to TV. Selected writings. Sources. Gilbert Moses had about as varied a career as a director can have.
May 1, 1995 · Gilbert Moses died in 1995 of multiple myeloma in New York. He directed plays, musicals and TV shows, and co-founded the Free Southern Theater, which toured the South with anti-racist plays in the 1960s.
Mar 5, 1972 · WHEN he was 7, 8, 9 years old and so on, Gilbert Moses, a kind of ochrecolored kid from the Cleveland ghetto with a “not too tough home life,” often wanted to scream—not just about the tensions...
