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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Relationship Statistics
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Married | 2 |
4 years
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2 years
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Total | 2 |
4 years
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2 years
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Details
First Name |
Ntozake
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Last Name |
Shange
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Full Name at Birth |
Paulette L. Williams
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Alternative Name |
Ntozake Shange, Zaké
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Birthday |
18th October, 1948
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Birthplace |
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Died |
27th October, 2018
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Place of Death |
Bowie, Maryland, USA
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Cause of Death |
Stroke
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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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 |
Barnard College, University of Southern California
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Occupation Text |
Playwright, Author
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Occupation |
Writer
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Claim to Fame |
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf
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Official Websites |
http://officialntozakeshange.com/, http://officialntozakeshange.com
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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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