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Date of Birth
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24-February-1935
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Place of Birth
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Washington, D.C.
(United States of America, United States, with Territories, Contiguous United States, Area code 202)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Joseph Walker, Joseph Alexander Walker
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Profession
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Playwright, Professor, Theatre Director, Screenwriter, Actor
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Joseph Alexander Walker was an American playwright and screenwriter, theater director, actor and professor. He is best known for writing The River Niger, a three-act play that was originally produced Off-Broadway in 1972 by the Negro Ensemble Company, before being transferred to Broadway in 1973 and then adapted into a 1976 film of the same name starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson. In 1974, Walker became the first African-American writer to win the Tony Award, being honored for The River Niger. The playwright previously won an Obie Award during that play's 1972-73 Off-Broadway run.
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