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Roscoe Lee Browne, 14 January 1964

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 58
Identifier: 03_58_1964

Scope and Contents

1 8x10 photograph of the actor; written on back "Mr. Browne played the lead in the original New York production of The Blacks, was Gello in Tiger, Tiger, and played a leading part in Edward Albee's The Ballad of the Sad Café."

Dates

  • 14 January 1964

Creator

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Biographical Information

Roscoe Lee Brown was born 2 May 1925 in Woodbury, NJ and died 11 April 2007 in Los Angeles. He graduated from Lincoln University in 1946 and was an American actor and director, known for his rich voice and dignified bearing.

Extent

From the Series: 12 boxes (Carl Van Vechten Collection of African-American Arts & Letters)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository

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