Ward, Theodore, 1902-1983

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Dates:
Birth 1902-09-15
Death 1983-03-08

Biographical notes:

Big white fog was originally written in 1938. The Guthrie Theater's production marked the first full-scale staging of the play since 1940.

From the description of Big white fog / by Theodore Ward, 1995. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 709903450

Theodore Ward (1902-1983), African American playwright.

From the description of Theodore Ward collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 706098627

Writer.

From the description of Papers, 1938-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122554207

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.

From the guide to the Theodore Ward papers, 1938-1951, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • African American dramatists
  • African Americans
  • African Americans in literature
  • African American theater
  • Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
  • Families, Black
  • Black nationalism
  • Blacks
  • Performing arts
  • Race relations
  • Racism

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Minnesota--Minneapolis (as recorded)
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