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Date of Birth
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20-January-1946
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Place of Birth
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Burgaw
(Pender County, North Carolina, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Samuel Arthur Williams, Samm Art Williams, Samm Williams, Samuel Arthur Williams
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Profession
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Playwright, Television Producer, Screenwriter, Actor
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Samm-Art Williams is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor. Much of his work concerns the African-American experience.
He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home, which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980. In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series. The Black Rep of St. Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine.
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