Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 7, 1934Deathday
January 9, 2014Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
27Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, USAAlso known as
Everett Leroy Jones, LeRoi Jones, Imamu Amear Baraka, LeRoy Jones-Baraka
Cast credits
The Pact
Himself
Obscene
Self
1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)
Self
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Self
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Himself
Return to Gorée
Self
Bulworth
Rastaman
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
Himself
Death of a Prophet
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Self
New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture
Himself
Nationtime
Self
The New-Ark
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Self
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Himself
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
Himself (as LeRoy Jones-Baraka)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
SelfCrew credits
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