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- Beah Richards left her native Vicksburg, Mississippi, for New York City in 1950. She would not acquire a significant role on stage until 1955,when she appeared in the off-Broadway show "Take a Giant Step" convincingly portraying an 84-year-old grandmother without using theatrical makeup. In 1962 she appeared in writer James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner" directed by noted actor/director/activist Frank Silvera, who told Richards "Don't act, just be." She credited Silvera with helping her further develop the subtlety and quiet dignity that distinguished all of her performances.
A prolific actress, poet and playwright, her first authored play was "All's Well That Ends" that delved into the issues of racial segregation. Always ahead of her time, she defined herself as "Black" when the term "Negro" was the preferred ethnic/racial label of Black Americans. Richards would bring her salutary satisfaction with being "Black" and her immense acting talents to the role of the peacemaking mother in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), a role for which she was nominated for an Oscar. Additionally, she appeared in "Purlie Victorious" by Ossie Davis and "The Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman.
In 1988, she won an Emmy Award for her performance in Frank's Place (1987). Although stricken with emphysema, she delivered a tour-de-force performance on the ABC legal drama The Practice (1997) in 2000; she received her second Emmy Award for this performance three days before her death in her native Vicksburg. - Producer
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Nathan Kroll was born on 5 November 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Jascha Heifetz Master Classes (1962), NET Playhouse (1964) and The Guns of August (1964). He was married to Claire Merrill. He died on 14 September 2000 in Tarrytown, New York, USA.- Script and Continuity Department
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Rose Loewinger was born on 4 April 1902 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was an editor, known for Deluge (1933), Tomorrow at Seven (1933) and The Fuller Brush Man (1948). She died on 14 September 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Wayne Shumaker was born on 17 September 1941 in Bremen, Indiana, USA. He died on 14 September 2000 in Lakeville, Indiana, USA.
- Jerzy Giedroyc was born on 27 July 1906 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He died on 14 September 2000 in Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France.
- Corby Myers was born on 2 March 1970 in Bremen, Indiana, USA. He died on 14 September 2000 in Lakeville, Indiana, USA.
- George Christopher was born on 8 December 1907 in Arcadia, Greece. He died on 14 September 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Lynn Granger was born on 23 January 1946. He died on 14 September 2000 in Lakeville, Indiana, USA.
- Lazar Baroga was born on 11 August 1937 in Cisnadie, Romania. He died on 14 September 2000 in Bucarest, Romania.