The broken banjo : typescript, 1974.

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The broken banjo : typescript, 1974.

Carbon copy typescript.

1 volume (117 leaves) ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7788053

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Richardson, Willis, 1889-1977

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Willis Richardson, playwright. From the description of The broken banjo : typescript, 1974. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 60799185 Playwright Willis Richardson (1889-1977) was the first African-American dramatist to have a non-musical work staged on Broadway when his play The Chip Woman's Fortune opened in May 1923. The first writer to win two first prizes during the Harlem Renaissance he is called by some the "Father of Black Drama". Born in Wilmington, Nor...