John A Williams
1925 - 2015
General Information
Bio
(1925-2015) Novelist. John A. Williams was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and died in Paramus, New Jersey.
Full Name
John A Williams
Locations
Onondaga
Author's Timeline
1925
BIRTH
John Alfred Williams was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on December 5, 1925.
1950
RESIDENCE
Mr. Williams grew up in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in English.
1955
RESIDENCE
Mr. Williams moved to New York City in 1955.
1960
LITWORK
The Angry Ones
Ace
Novel.
Ace
Novel.
1961
LITWORK
Night Song
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Novel.
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Novel.
1963
LITWORK
Sissie
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Novel.
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Novel.
1965
LITWORK
This Is My Country Too
Signet
Travel book.
Signet
Travel book.
1967
LITWORK
The Man Who Cried I am
Little, Brown & Company
0316941433 / 978-0316941433
Novel.
Little, Brown & Company
0316941433 / 978-0316941433
Novel.
1969
LITWORK
Sons of Darkneww, Sons of Light
Little Brown and Company
Novel.
Little Brown and Company
Novel.
1970
LITWORK
The King God Didn't Save: Reflections On The Life And Death Of Martin Luther King Jr.
Putnam Pub Group
0698101979 / 978-0698101975
Biography.
Putnam Pub Group
0698101979 / 978-0698101975
Biography.
1976
LITWORK
The Junior Bachelor Society
Doubleday
0385094558 / 978-0385094559
Novel.
Doubleday
0385094558 / 978-0385094559
Novel.
1982
LITWORK
!Click Song
Houghton Mifflin
0395318416 / 978-0395318416
Novel.
Houghton Mifflin
0395318416 / 978-0395318416
Novel.
1991
LITWORK
If I Stop I'll Die: The Comedy And Tragedy Of Richard Pryor
Thunder's Mouth Press
1560250089 / 978-1560250081
Biography written by Mr. Williams and his son, Dennis A. Williams.
Thunder's Mouth Press
1560250089 / 978-1560250081
Biography written by Mr. Williams and his son, Dennis A. Williams.
2015
DEATH
John A. Williams died in a veterans' home in Paramus, New Jersey, on July 3, 2015.
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