Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (1970) Winner
Charles Gordone
チャールズ・ゴードン
Chāruzu Gōdon
Aliases:
Charles Edward Fleming
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-10-12 （Cleveland, Ohio）
- Died
- 1995-11-16 （College Station, Texas） age 70
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Elkhart, Indiana → Los Angeles, California → New York City → California → Taos, New Mexico → College Station, Texas
Career
- Occupations
- Actor, playwright, director, producer, educator
- Active Years
- 1950-1995
- Affiliations
- Actors Studio
- Memberships
- Actors Studio
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles City College | — | Theater | — | — | United States |
| University of California, Los Angeles | — | Theater | — | — | United States |
| California State University, Los Angeles | — | Theater | BA | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Theater | — | — | United States |
| New York University | — | Theater | — | — | United States |
Los Angeles City College
Theater
Country:
United States
University of California, Los Angeles
Theater
Country:
United States
California State University, Los Angeles
Theater
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Theater
Country:
United States
New York University
Theater
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | No Place to Be Somebody | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Drama Desk Award | No Place to Be Somebody | 最有希望の劇作家 | — | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award | No Place to Be Somebody | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1971 | American Academy of Arts and Letters Award | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1970
Work:
No Place to Be Somebody
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Drama Desk Award
1969
Work:
No Place to Be Somebody
Category:
最有希望の劇作家
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award
1970
Work:
No Place to Be Somebody
Result:
受賞
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award
1971
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No Place to Be Somebody
1967 Black-black comedyStory of Black bar owner Johnny Romero trying to achieve the American Dream in a Mafia-controlled New York neighborhood, clashing with his moralistic friend Gabe Gabriel.
racial unityAmerican Dreamracial identity
Bibliography
- A Little More Light Around the Place
- No Place to Be Somebody
- Worl's Champeen Lip Dansuh an' Watah Mellon Jooglah
- Chumpanzee
- Willy Bignigga
- Gordone Is a Muthah
- Baba-Chops
- Under the Boardwalk
- The Last Chord
- A Qualification for Anabiosis
- The Block
- Anabiosis
Health
-
liver cancer1995年Cause of death
Legacy
First African American to win Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Devoted to multi-racial theater and racial unity. Advanced diversity at Texas A&M University.
In Popular Culture
- Charles Gordone Awards at Texas A&M
Trivia
- First African American Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner
- First Off-Broadway play to win the award
- Discharged from Air Force as second lieutenant