Price, Gilbert, 1942-1991.

Gilbert Price was born in 1942 and raised in New York City. After graduating from high school in 1960, he went on to formal voice and theatre training at the American Theatre Wing. He first earned critical acclaim for his role in Langston Hughes' musical "Jerico-Jim Crow," which was directed by Alvin Ailey and produced by Stella Holt. Price received a Theatre World Annual Award for this, his first professional role, which launched a life long friendship with Hughes.

Receiving his first Tony nomination for "Lost in the Stars" in 1972, Price went on to receive three other Tony nominations by 1978. His first starring Broadway role came in "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," in 1974. Price received the Lorraine Hansberry Award as well as another Tony nomination as Mansa in the play "Timbuktu."

In a biographical essay written by Allen Warren Smith, Price is identified as being "gay". Price died on January 2, 1991 from asphyxiation due to a faulty space heater in Vienna, Austria.

From the description of Gilbert Price collection, 1965-1991. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79408758

Gilbert Price was born in 1942 and raised in New York City. After graduating from high school in 1960, he went on to formal voice and theatre training at the American Theatre Wing. He first earned critical acclaim for his role in Langston Hughes' musical "Jerico-Jim Crow," which was directed by Alvin Ailey and produced by Stella Holt. Price received a Theatre World Annual Award for this, his first professional role, which launched a life long friendship with Hughes.

Receiving his first Tony nomination for "Lost in the Stars" in 1972, Price went on to receive three other Tony nominations by 1978. His first starring Broadway role came in "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," in 1974. Price received the Lorraine Hansberry Award as well as another Tony nomination as Mansa in the play "Timbuktu.".

In a biographical essay written by Allen Warren Smith, Price is identified as being "gay". Price died on January 2, 1991 from asphyxiation due to a faulty space heater in Vienna, Austria.

From the guide to the Gilbert Price collection, 1965-1991, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)