Charles "Chiz" Schultz collection 1968-1990

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Charles "Chiz" Schultz collection 1968-1990

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The Charles H. "Chiz" Schultz collection documents film and television projects, either created by or featuring black artists which Schultz produced or considered for production. The collection also documents Schultz's employment with Belafonte Enterprises Inc., as well as his own production companies: Chiz Schultz Inc. and Fireside Entertainment Corporations.

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section

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Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023

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Born to immigrant parents in Harlem on March 1, 1927, Harry Belafonte spent much of his youth in his mother's home country of Jamaica. Though difficult, life in Jamaica was full of rich cultural experiences that influenced Belafonte's art. At the beginning of World War II, Belafonte returned to Harlem with his mother and brother. He had trouble integrating into the new environment and later dropped out of high school to join the U.S. Navy. After Belafonte was honorably discharged, he went bac...

Hansberry, Lorraine Vivian, 1930-1965

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Lorraine Hansberry (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Illinois - died January 12, 1965, New York City), African-American playwright, writer and activist, is best known for her play, "A Raisin in the Sun." Born in 1930 in Chicago to real estate broker, Carl Hansberry and Nannie Louise Perry (her uncle was the Africanist scholar, William Leo Hansberry), Lorraine grew up on the south side of Chicago. "A Raisin in the Sun" was inspired by her father's legal battle against a racially restrictive covenant ...

Belafonte Enterprises

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Hudson Valley Freedom Theatre

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Chiz Schultz, Inc.

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Neal, Larry

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Fuller, Charles

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United Negro College Fund

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Founded in 1944 to enhance the quality of education by providing financial assistance to deserving students, raising operating funds for member colleges and universities, and increasing access to technology for students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). From the description of Statistical reports, 1986-1988. (Benedict College). WorldCat record id: 70967588 Research Dept. was established in 1968 to gather and disseminate information about Un...

Schultz, Chiz

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A producer for film and television, Charles Hamilton "Chiz" Schultz's career spans over forty years. He is best known for his work in television and as a producer of films featuring African Americans. Schultz began his career in show business as a stage manager, actor and producer with various summer stock companies from 1946-1953. After graduating from Princeton University in 1954, he was employed by television networks, eventually producing specials, such as "The Judy Garland Show...

Ngema, Mbongeni

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Fireside Entertainment Corporation

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