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Duane Jones (I) (1937–1988)
Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful, yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968). Jones was a former English professor who directed at the Maguire Theater at the Old Westbury campus of New York State University, and he additionally served as artistic director at the...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 51) in Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA |
The actor takes on a dark new role in The Intruder but remembers the fun of The Parent Trap.
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It never occurred to me that I was hired because I was black, but it did occur to me that because I was black it would give a different historic element to the film. (on being cast as Ben in "Night of the Living Dead")Trivia:
At the time of his death, Dr. Duane Jones was the head of the Theater Department at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. See more »Star Sign:
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