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Charles Blackwell(1929-1995)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Charles Blackwell was born on 8 July 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Don't Play Us Cheap (1972) and A Piece of the Action (1977). He died on 2 June 1995 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
BornJuly 8, 1929
DiedJune 2, 1995(65)
BornJuly 8, 1929
DiedJune 2, 1995(65)
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Known for

Mabel King, Avon Long, and Esther Rolle in Don't Play Us Cheap (1972)
Don't Play Us Cheap
5.7
  • Producer
  • 1972
James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
A Piece of the Action
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1977

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  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in Stir Crazy (1980)
    Stir Crazy
    6.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Denise Nicholas, and Tracy Reed in A Piece of the Action (1977)
    A Piece of the Action
    6.4
    • screenplay by
    • 1977

Producer



  • Mabel King, Avon Long, and Esther Rolle in Don't Play Us Cheap (1972)
    Don't Play Us Cheap
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Charles Allen Blackwell
  • Born
    • July 8, 1929
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • June 2, 1995
    • Manhattan, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1972, as one of the co-producers of Best Musical nominee "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death;" and in 1984, as Best Book (Musical) for "The Tap Dance Kid."

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