Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1974) Honor
Alice Childress
アリス・チャイルドレス
Arisu Chīrudoresu
Aliases:
Louise Henderson / Alice Herndon
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1916-10-12 （Charleston, South Carolina）
- Died
- 1994-08-14 （Queens, New York City） age 77
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Harlem, New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Novelist, Actress
- Active Years
- 1939-1994
- Affiliations
- American Negro Theatre
- Memberships
- Sigma Gamma Rho
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadleigh High School | — | General | — | 中退 | United States |
Wadleigh High School
General
Period:
中退
Country:
United States
Dropped out after grandmother's death
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Off-Broadway Magazine | Trouble in Mind | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | ALA Best Young Adult Book | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Jane Addams Children's Book Honor | A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich | — | — | 栄誉賞 |
| 1980 | Paul Robeson Award | — | 演劇への貢献 | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Coretta Scott King Award | — | — | — | Honorable Mention |
| 2022 | Drama Desk Award | — | Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award | — | 受賞（追賞） |
Off-Broadway Magazine
1956
Work:
Trouble in Mind
Result:
受賞
ALA Best Young Adult Book
1975
Work:
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1973
Work:
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
Result:
受賞
Jane Addams Children's Book Honor
1973
Work:
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
Result:
栄誉賞
Paul Robeson Award
1980
Category:
演劇への貢献
Result:
受賞
Coretta Scott King Award
1982
Result:
Honorable Mention
Drama Desk Award
2022
Category:
Harold S. Prince Lifetime Achievement Award
Result:
受賞（追賞）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Like One of the Family
1956 NovelCollection of columns about a Black domestic worker.
Class inequalityRacismBlack women's empowerment
A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich
1973 Young Adult NovelStory of a teenage boy's heroin addiction.
Drug addictionFamilyRace
Adaptations
- [Film] A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (1977)
Trouble in Mind
1955 PlayPlay about racism in theater.
RacismTheaterBlack actors
Adaptations
- [Broadway Revival] Trouble in Mind / Charles Randolph-Wright (2021)
Bibliography
- Florence (1949), Just a Little Simple (1950), Gold Through the Trees (1952), Trouble in Mind (1955), Like One of the Family (1956), Wedding Band (1966), etc.
Adaptations
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (1977 film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic dialogueEveryday portrayalSocial realism
- Recurring Motifs
- Have-nots in societyRacismBlack working-class life
Health
-
Cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Acknowledged as the only African-American woman to write, produce, and publish plays over four decades. Papers at Schomburg Center.
Archives
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
In Popular Culture
- Ben Folds Five song 'Alice Childress' unrelated
Quotes
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My writing attempts to interpret the 'ordinary' because they are not ordinary.
Trivia
- Ben Folds Five song 'Alice Childress' is unrelated
- Member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority