Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange
1948 - 2018
Ntozake Shange  American Writer
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Ntozake Shange was previously married to David Murray (1977 - 1978) and McArthur Binion.

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American Writer Ntozake Shange was born Paulette L. Williams on 18th October, 1948 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA and passed away on 27th Oct 2018 Bowie, Maryland, USA aged 70. She is most remembered for For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf. Her zodiac sign is Libra.

Ntozake Shange is a member of the following lists: American poets, American novelists and American choreographers.

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TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married2 4 years 2 years -
Total2 4 years 2 years -

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First Name Ntozake
Last Name Shange
Full Name at Birth Paulette L. Williams
Alternative Name Ntozake Shange, Zaké
Birthday 18th October, 1948
Birthplace Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Died 27th October, 2018
Place of Death Bowie, Maryland, USA
Cause of Death Stroke
Build Average
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Black
Zodiac Sign Libra
Sexuality Straight
Ethnicity Black
Nationality American
University Barnard College, University of Southern California
Occupation Text Playwright, Author
Occupation Writer
Claim to Fame For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf
Official Websites http://officialntozakeshange.com/, http://officialntozakeshange.com

Ntozake Shange ( EN-toh-zah-kee SHAHNG-gay; October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018) was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work. She is best known for her Obie Award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf. She also penned novels including Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (1982), Liliane (1994), and Betsey Brown (1985), about an African-American girl runaway from home. Among Shange's honors and awards were fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, a Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, and a Pushcart Prize. In April 2016, Barnard College announced it had acquired Shange's archive. Shange lived in Brooklyn, New York. Shange had one daughter, Savannah Shange. She was married twice: to the saxophonist David Murray and the painter McArthur Binion, Savannah’s father, with both marriages ending in divorce.

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NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Ntozake Shange70 LibraWriter
American
David Murray69 AquariusClarinetist
American
McArthur Binion78Painter

Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
SavannahFemale198143 years oldMcArthur Binion

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Transparent2014Ntozake ShangeTV Show
Poetry in Motion1982HerselfMovie
The 35th Annual Tony Awards1981Herself - PresenterTV Show
American Playhouse1980Woman with baby girlTV Show

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Andb87Andb87Oct 27, 2018

shared a link: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0788110/

victoria williamsNov 3, 2010

i`m interested in seing a picture of ms shange. she is a very intense deep individual. my shero would like to lay eyes on her


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