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Zora Neale Hurston(1891-1960)

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Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston was born on 7 January 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama, USA. She was a writer and director, known for American Playhouse (1980), Nola Darling (1986) and Hands Upon the Heart (1991). She was married to James Howell Pitts, Albert Price III and Herbert Sheen. She died on 28 January 1960 in Saint Lucie County, Florida, USA.
BornJanuary 7, 1891
DiedJanuary 28, 1960(69)
BornJanuary 7, 1891
DiedJanuary 28, 1960(69)
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Known for

American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in Nola Darling (1986)
Nola Darling
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1986
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee in Hands Upon the Heart (1991)
Hands Upon the Heart
  • Writer
  • 1991
Barracoon
TV Series
  • Writer

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    Writer

    • Halle Berry in Die Liebe stirbt nie (2005)
      Die Liebe stirbt nie
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 2005
    • Stacey Rose, Carlyne Belot, Tiffany Bankston, Carey Hart, Marvin Gay, and Herman 'Caheei McGloun in Spunk (2003)
      Spunk
      Video
      • play
      • 2003
    • Joe and Missy Mae
      The Gilded Six Bits
      7.4
      Short
      • story
      • 2001
    • Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee in Hands Upon the Heart (1991)
      Hands Upon the Heart
      • adapted from a story by
      • 1991
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • based on work by
      • 1990
    • Spike Lee, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Tracy Camilla Johns, and John Canada Terrell in Nola Darling (1986)
      Nola Darling
      6.8
      • opening quotation
      • 1986

    Director

    • Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940)
      Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1940
    • Zora Neale Hurston Fieldwork Footage
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 1928

    Cinematographer

    • Zora Neale Hurston Fieldwork Footage
      6.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1928
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    • Born
      • January 7, 1891
      • Notasulga, Alabama, USA
    • Died
      • January 28, 1960
      • Saint Lucie County, Florida, USA(hypertensive heart disease)
    • Spouses
        James Howell Pitts1944 - 1944 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Book: "Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk Tales from the Gulf States".
    • Publicity listings
      • 4 Print Biographies
      • 2 Portrayals
      • 10 Articles

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      African-American novelist, anthropologist and folklorist.
    • Quotes
      On connecting: Women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget..Then they act and do things accordingly.

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