Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983
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Big white fog was originally written in 1938. The Guthrie Theater's production marked the first full-scale staging of the play since 1940.
Theodore Ward (1902-1983), African American playwright.
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Theodore Ward was born on 15 September 1902 in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He began formal literary study at the University of Utah in the 1920s and then studied creative writing at the University of Wisconsin until 1935. Although he never achieved any major literary successes, Ward did receive some popular notice. His plays were known for their controversial subjects, such as anti-Semitism, racism, government politics, etc. Theodore Ward died in 1983.
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Theater
African American dramatists
African Americans
African Americans in literature
African American theater
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Blacks
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