American Book Awards
1回登壇
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第13回（1992年） Winner
William B. Branch
ウィリアム・ブラックウェル・ブランチ
Uiriamu Burakkuweru Buranchi
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1927-09-11 （New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.）
- 死没
- 2019-11-03 （Hawthorne, New York, U.S.） 92歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion (family affiliation)
- 居住地歴
- New Haven, Connecticut → Charlotte, North Carolina → Washington, D.C. → Hawthorne, New York
経歴
- 職業
- playwright, screenwriter, producer, editor, educator, journalist, actor (brief), radio commentator
- 活動期間
- 1951年〜2019年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Science | — | B.S. | 1945-1949 | United States |
| Columbia University | Dramatic Arts (M.F.A.) | — | M.F.A. | 1956-1958 | United States |
| Yale University (studies) | — | — | — | — | United States |
Northwestern University
Science
学位:
B.S.
期間:
1945-1949
卒業年:
1949
国:
United States
Undergraduate degree in science
Columbia University
Dramatic Arts (M.F.A.)
学位:
M.F.A.
期間:
1956-1958
卒業年:
1958
国:
United States
Completed M.F.A. in Dramatic Arts
Yale University (studies)
国:
United States
Studied/attended courses; details unknown
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship (playwriting) | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | awarded |
| — | Robert E. Sherwood Television Award | Light in the Southern Sky | — | — | awarded |
| — | Citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) | A Letter from Booker T… / Light in the Southern Sky | — | National Conference of Christians and Jews | awarded |
| — | American Film Festival Blue Ribbon Award | — | — | American Film Festival | awarded |
| — | Emmy Award (nomination) | Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class | — | Emmy Awards | nominated |
Guggenheim Fellowship (playwriting)
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
awarded
Robert E. Sherwood Television Award
対象作品:
Light in the Southern Sky
結果:
awarded
Citation from the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ)
対象作品:
A Letter from Booker T… / Light in the Southern Sky
主催:
National Conference of Christians and Jews
結果:
awarded
American Film Festival Blue Ribbon Award
主催:
American Film Festival
結果:
awarded
Emmy Award (nomination)
対象作品:
Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
主催:
Emmy Awards
結果:
nominated
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Medal for Willie
1951年 play (drama)An early play exploring the irony of African-American soldiers fighting for freedom abroad while being denied basic rights at home.
racecivil rightsirony of the soldier
In Splendid Error
1954年 play (historical drama)Treats aspects of Frederick Douglass's life and his relationship with John Brown, focusing on slavery and resistance.
slaveryhistory and memoryresistance
Light in the Southern Sky
1958年 play / television dramaA work addressing race in the American South; produced as a television drama and received recognition.
Southern racismsocial critique
A Wreath for Udomo (stage play)
1961年 playA stage adaptation touching on colonialism and power, with poetic and political themes.
colonialismpowerpolitics
Baccalaureate
1975年 play (family drama)A three-act drama about a young African-American woman in a middle-class family and her struggles with education and family issues.
educationfeminismfamily relationsmiddle class
全著作
- A Medal for Willie (1951)
- In Splendid Error (1954)
- Light in the Southern Sky (1958)
- A Wreath for Udomo (stage play) (1961)
- Fifty Steps Toward Freedom (1959)
- Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968) - producer
- Baccalaureate (1975)
- Black Thunder: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Drama (editor, 1992)
- Crosswinds: An Anthology of Black Dramatists in the Diaspora (editor, 1993)
翻案
- Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (documentary film, 1968)
- Light in the Southern Sky (television drama, 1958)
作風・主題
- 文体
- social realismrealistic style addressing political and ethical themestheatrical, stage-oriented dramaturgy
- 頻出モチーフ
- race and civil rightsconflict of the black middle classthe irony of soldiers denied freedom at homewomen's education and autonomy
評価・遺産
William B. Branch was a postwar playwright and producer who depicted African-American experience on stage and screen. With honors such as a Guggenheim Fellowship and notable television and film work, he is regarded as an important voice on representation and the portrayal of black culture.
引用
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He became convinced that only African Americans could truthfully write and produce theater about African Americans.
出典: Wikipedia summary / The New York Times (obituary) (2019年)
豆知識
- His first play, A Medal for Willie, was written when he was 27.
- Taught at Cornell University and William Paterson College (1994–1996).
- Edited anthologies such as Black Thunder and Crosswinds.
- Worked extensively in television and documentary production, producing Still a Brother.