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Day of Absence. Day of Absence is a play written by American playwright Douglas Turner Ward, which premiered off-off-Broadway in 1965. [1] Telling the story of a Southern town where all of its Black residents suddenly disappear, Day of Absence is notable for most productions starring Black actors in whiteface in a reverse minstrel show style. [2]
Carcosa is an ancient and mysterious city is barely described and is viewed only in hindsight (after its destruction) by a character who once lived there. Caslin, Nebraska. Stephen King. The Stand. Casterbridge, South Wessex. Thomas Hardy. Thomas Hardy's Wessex. Correlates to the real-life Dorchester, Dorset.
Our Town is a three-act play written by American playwright Thornton Wilder in 1938. Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written", [ 1 ] it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.
Castle Rock (Stephen King) Castle Rock (sometimes referred to as the Rock) is a fictional town appearing in Stephen King 's fictional Maine topography, providing the setting for a number of his novels, novellas, and short stories. Castle Rock first appeared in King's 1979 novel The Dead Zone and has since been referred to or used as the primary ...
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a novella by Truman Capote published in 1958.In it, a contemporary writer recalls his early days in New York City, when he makes the acquaintance of his remarkable neighbor, Holly Golightly, who is one of Capote's best-known creations.
One of the best-known Black actors on television, Idris Elba became a household name by playing Stringer Bell in the HBO series “The Wire” from 2002-2004. The London-born actor’s TV credits ...
Mumia Abu-Jamal (born 1954), political activist and journalist. Linda Addison (born 1952), author and poet. Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993), author and creative writing coach. Ai, aka Ai Ogawa, birth name Florence Anthony (1947–2010), poet, NBA for poetry, 1999. Rochelle Alers (born 1943), author and artist. Elizabeth Alexander (born 1962), poet ...
Blazing Saddles. Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical postmodernist [4][5] Western black comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a story treatment by Bergman. [6] The film stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder.