Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989

LC control no.	n 82063536
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Gunn, Bill, 1934-1989 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
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.)
Field of activity	Fiction Acting Motion picture producers and directors Screenwriters Theater--Production and direction Playwriting Drama Novels
Profession or occupation	Authors Novelists Actors Motion picture producers and directors Motion picture authorship 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