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James Baldwin(1924-1987)

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James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel "Remember This House."
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James Baldwin was born on 2 August 1924 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for I Am Not Your Negro (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and American Playhouse (1982). He died on 1 December 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornAugust 2, 1924
DiedDecember 1, 1987(63)
BornAugust 2, 1924
DiedDecember 1, 1987(63)
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James Baldwin in Champ libre (1963)
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James Baldwin and Medgar Evers in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

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James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro
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  • 2016
Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk
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  • 2018
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
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Yao of the Jungle (1972)
Yao of the Jungle
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  • 1972

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Writer

  • Brother, Where Are You?
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  • Stephan James and KiKi Layne in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    If Beale Street Could Talk
  • James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
    I Am Not Your Negro
  • À la place du coeur (1998)
    À la place du coeur
  • Ving Rhames, CCH Pounder, Alfre Woodard, and Paul Winfield in Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
    Go Tell It on the Mountain
  • American Playhouse
    American Playhouse
  • Yao of the Jungle (1972)
    Yao of the Jungle
  • Blues für Mister Charlie
  • Quest (1961)
    Quest
  • Un étranger dans le village

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    • August 2, 1924
    • Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • December 1, 1987
    • Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France(stomach cancer)
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Essay: "Freaks And The American Ideal Of Manhood", "Playboy" (USA), January 1985, 150-151+192+256-260.
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 6 Articles

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    Was an acquaintance of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and Marlon Brando. He attended King's March on Washington in 1963.
  • Quotes
    The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid: the state of being alone.

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