1934 - 1968
Henry Dumas American Writer
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First Name |
Henry
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Last Name |
Dumas
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Birthday |
20th July, 1934
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Birthplace |
Sweet Home, Arkansas, USA
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Died |
23rd May, 1968
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Place of Death |
Manhattan, New York
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Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
poet, short fiction writer, teacher
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Occupation |
Writer
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Henry Dumas (July 20, 1934 – May 23, 1968) was an African-American writer and poet. He has been called "an absolute genius" by Toni Morrison, who as a commissioning editor at Random House published collections both of his poetry, Play Ebony, Play Ivory, and his short stories, Ark of Bones.