| LC control no. | n 82063536 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989 |
| Variant(s) | Gunn, William Harrison, 1934-1989 Gunn, William |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Tappan (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1934-07-15 |
| Death date | 1989-04-05 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Place of death | Nyack (N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Novelists Actors Independent filmmakers Theatrical producers and directors Dramatists |
| Found in | His All the rest have died, 1964. New York Times Obituaries WWW site, viewed Sept. 24, 2013: Pub. April 07, 1989 (Bill Gunn, a playwright, screenwriter, novelist and actor, died Wednesday in Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital, one day before his play ''The Forbidden City'' opened at the Public Theater. He was 59 years old and lived in Tappan, N.Y. ; Mr. Gunn, a native of Philadelphia, began his theatrical career as an actor. He had roles in the feature film ''The Sound and the Fury'' in 1959, made his Broadway debut in 1954 ; Mr. Gunn also wrote and directed feature films. His best-known work was ''Ganja and Hess,'' a vampire story that developed a cult following. He directed ''The Alberta Hunter Story,'' for the BBC) Wikipedia WWW site, Sept. 24, 2013: (Bill Gunn (writer) ; Bill Gunn (born William Harrison Gunn; July 15, 1934 - April 5, 1989) was an American playwright, novelist, actor and film director ; A native of Philadelphia, Gunn wrote more than 29 plays during his lifetime. He also authored two novels and wrote several produced screenplays. He died from encephalitis at a Nyack, New York hospital the day before his play, The Forbidden City opened at the Public Theater in New York City) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gunn_(writer)> |
| Associated language | eng |
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