1934 - 2014
Amiri Baraka American Personality
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Amiri Baraka was previously married to Amina Baraka (1966 - 2014) and Hettie Jones (1958 - 1965).
Amiri Baraka had encounters with Sonia Sanchez and Larry Neal.
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American Personality Amiri Baraka was born Everett LeRoy Jones on 7th October, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, USA and passed away on 9th Jan 2014 Newark, New Jersey, USA aged 79. He is most remembered for Preface to a Twenty-Volume Suicide Note (1961), the theatrical triumph Dutchman (1964), the barometric essays collected in Home: Social Essays (1966), and The System of Dante`s Hell (1965). His zodiac sign is Libra.
Amiri Baraka is a member of the following lists: Converts to Islam, 1934 births and Columbia University alumni.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 2 |
48 years, 1 month
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27 years, 5 months
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6 years, 10 months
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| Encounter | 2 |
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| Total | 4 |
48 years, 1 month
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13 years, 9 months
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6 years, 10 months
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Details
| First Name |
Amiri
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| Last Name |
Baraka
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| Full Name at Birth |
Everett LeRoy Jones
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| Alternative Name |
Everett LeRoi Jones, Amiri Baraka, LeRoi Jones, Imamu Amear Baraka
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| Birthday |
7th October, 1934
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| Birthplace |
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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| Died |
9th January, 2014
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| Place of Death |
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| University |
Rutgers, Columbia University, Howard University, DC, New School for Social Research
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| Occupation Text |
Actor, teacher, theater director/producer, writer, activist, poet
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| Occupation |
Personality
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| Claim to Fame |
Preface to a Twenty-Volume Suicide Note (1961), the theatrical triumph Dutchman (1964), the barometric essays collected in Home: Social Essays (1966), and The System of Dante`s Hell (1965)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Poetry, Drama, Poetry and drama
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| Official Websites |
http://amiribaraka.com/, http://amiribaraka.com
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
