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Alice Childress (October 12, 1916 – August 14, 1994) was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, acknowledged as "the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades."
Alice Childress (born Oct. 12, 1916, Charleston, S.C., U.S.—died Aug. 14, 1994, New York, N.Y.) was an American playwright, novelist, and actress, known for realistic stories that posited the enduring optimism of black Americans.
Nov 3, 2021 · Alice Childress created Wiletta Mayer, the protagonist of her 1955 play, “Trouble in Mind,” to paint a realistic portrait of what it was to be Black in the theater industry.
Nov 14, 2009 · Alice Childress, playwright, novelist, actor, and screenwriter, was born Alice Herndon in Charleston, South Carolina. Her parents separated in 1925 and Childress moved to the Harlem, New York home of her grandmother Eliza Campbell White, who encouraged her to write and exposed her to the arts.
Oct 3, 2011 · Hilton Als writes on the African-American playwright Alice Childress and a contemporary revival of her first full-length play, “Trouble in Mind,” from 1955.
Mar 22, 2024 · Alice Childress, playwright and novelist, was an influential contributor to American theater and letters throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Her first full-length play, Trouble in Mind, premiered in 1955.
Jun 27, 2018 · Alice Childress, who died of cancer in Queens, New York, on August, 14, 1994, was a pioneering black actress, playwright, and novelist who paved the way for other African-American playwrights like Lorraine Hansberry and Amiri Baraka.
