Powell Lindsay

Powell Lindsay (1905 - 1987) was an actor on stage and film as well as a director and writer of theatrical productions in the United States.[1] He's been described as the "muse of black social realism on film."[2] He was friends with Langston Hughes and produced works highlighting the work of Hughes.[3]

He died of cancer at home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 22, 1987.[4]

Theater

Actor

Director
  • Big White Fog (1940 rendition of Theodore Ward's play)[5]
  • Flight from Fear (1954) staged at Detroit’s Masonic Temple
  • This is Our America (1956)

Filmography

References
  1. Granshaw, Michelle (December 19, 2009). "Powell Lindsay (1905-1987)".
  2. Grant, Barry Keith (December 1, 2003). "Film Genre Reader III". University of Texas Press – via Google Books.
  3. Senate, Michigan Legislature (August 21, 1987). "Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan". John S. Bagg, printer to the Legislature – via Google Books.
  4. "'Tobacco Road' star Powell Lindsay dead at 82". Ann Arbor News. September 24, 1987. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. "Powell Lindsay – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
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