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(1926-2000) Poet. Beah Richards moved to New York City in 1950 and worked in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Beah Richards

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

Unknown

LITWORK

All's Well That Ends


Play.

1926

BIRTH

Beah Richards was born Beulah Richardson in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1926.

1950

OTHER

Beah Richards moved to New York City in 1950 and began her acting career in Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.

1971

LITWORK

One Is A Crowd
Produced in Los Angeles, California.

Play.

1974

LITWORK

A Black Woman Speaks and Other Poems
Inner City Press.

Collection of poetry.

1979

LITWORK

An Evening with Beah Richards


Play.

2000

DEATH

Beah Richards died in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 2000.

2000

INTERMENT

Beah Richards' remains were cremated and the ashes scattered in a cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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