About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1934-10-07
Place of birth:
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Amiri Baraka

Overview

Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.

Known for

Acting
2024 Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri Actor Self N/A
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2009 Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder Actor Self 58
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2008 Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press Actor Self 59
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2008 New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture Actor Himself N/A
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2007 Return to Gorée Actor Self 59
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2007 Turn Me On Actor Self N/A
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2007 Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place Actor N/A
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2006 Poets at the Living Theater Actor Self N/A
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2006 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow Actor Self 59
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2006 The Pact Actor Himself N/A
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2005 Cecil Taylor: All The Notes Actor Himself N/A
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2005 Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet Actor Self 58
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1998 Bulworth Actor Rastaman 60
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1997 Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit Actor Self 58
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1989 James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket Actor Self 58
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1987 Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper Actor Himself N/A
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1983 In Motion: Amiri Baraka Actor Himself N/A
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1982 Poetry in Motion Actor Self 58
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1982 I Heard It Through the Grapevine Actor Self N/A
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1981 Death of a Prophet Actor 58
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1979 Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds Actor Self 58
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1978 Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement Actor Self N/A
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1972 Nationtime Actor Self N/A
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1971 1 P.M. Actor Self 59
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1970 Black Journal: 23; New-Ark Actor Self N/A
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1969 The New-Ark Actor Self N/A
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Directing
1969 The New-Ark Directing Director N/A
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1967 Black Spring Directing Director N/A
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1966 Cellar Vigil Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1973 Medea Writing Writer N/A
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1972 Nationtime Writing Writer N/A
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1971 A Fable Writing Screenplay 59
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1971 A Fable Writing Theatre Play 59
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1969 The New-Ark Writing Writer N/A
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1966 Dutchman Writing Writer 58
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The Dutchman Writing Original Story N/A
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