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Phillip Hayes Dean | |
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| Born | January 17, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 2014 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actor and playwright |
Phillip Hayes Dean (January 17, 1931 – April 14, 2014) was an American stage actor and playwright.
Career
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Dean won the Drama Desk Award for most promising playwright in the 1971-72 season for his play The Sty of the Blind Pig.[1] A 1971 New York Times review of the same play, by Clive Barnes, after a performance at St Mark's Playhouse, described it as not a "perfect play" but "yet nags with its truth."[2]
His later play, Paul Robeson, aroused controversy upon its premiere in 1977, due to its depiction of Paul Robeson, which was criticized by Robeson’s family and other prominent intellectuals as a historically inaccurate portrait of the singer.[3]
Death
[edit]Hayes died on April 14, 2014, aged 83, in Los Angeles, California from an aortic aneurysm.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Sty of the Blind Pig - 1971 Off-Broadway History , Info & More". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ↑ Barnes, Clive (1971-11-24). "Theater: 'The Sty of the Blind Pig'". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- 1 2 Weber, Bruce (2014-04-22). "Phillip Hayes Dean, the Playwright of Divisive 'Paul Robeson', Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
External links
[edit]- Phillip Hayes Dean at IMDb
- Biography at Classix
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