Heath, Gordon, 1918-1991

LC control no.	n 92004959
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Heath, Gordon, 1918-1991 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Associated place	France
Birth date	1918-09-20
Death date	1991-08-28
Place of birth	New York (N.Y.)
Place of death	Paris (France)
Affiliation	WMCA (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) Studio-Théâtre (Paris, France)
Profession or occupation	Actors Folk singers Theatrical producers and directors
Found in	His Deep are the roots, c1992: CIP t.p. (Gordon Heath) data sheet (b. 1918; d. 1991) African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, August 10, 2014: (Heath, Gordon; actor, folk singer, theater director; born 20 September 1918 in New York, New York, United States; briefly attended the Dalcroze Institute before deciding to pursue an acting career instead; joined New York radio station WMCA in 1945; scored a major Broadway success starring in the play Deep Are the Roots (1945); traveled to London (1945) and Paris (1948); co-owner of L'Abbaye, a Paris nightclub (1949); in the 1960s turned his talents to directing, working for a decade with the Studio Theatre of Paris; served as a mentor to many aspiring actors and directors in Europe and the United States; in the mid-1980s commissioned to write a biographical memoir; died 28 August 1991 in Paris, France)
Associated language	eng