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(1936-2021) Playwright, scholar. Paul Carter Harrison was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Atlanta, Georgia.

Full Name

Paul Carter Harrison

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Harrison attended New York University for a time.

1936

BIRTH

Paul Carter Harrison was born in Manhattan, New York, on March 1, 1936.

1962

OTHER

Mr. Harrison earned a master of arts in psychology and phenomenology from the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, New York, in 1962.

1972

LITWORK

The Drama of the Nommo: Black Theatre in the African Continuum
Ultramarine Pub Co
0394482751 / 978-0394482750
Nonfiction.

1973

LITWORK

The Great MacDaddy
GP Press

Play.

1974

LITWORK

Kuntu Drama: Plays of the African Continuum
Grove Press
0802100279 / 978-0802100276
Nonfiction.

1989

LITWORK

Totem Voices: Plays from the Black World Repertory
Grove Press
0802110533 / 978-0802110534
Edited by Mr. Harrison.

1989

LITWORK

In the Shadow of the Great White Way: Images from the Black Theatre
Thunder's Mouth Press
0938410814 / 978-0938410812
Theater history.

1993

LITWORK

Black Light: The African American Hero
Thunder's Mouth Press
1560250607 / 978-1560250609
Nonfiction.

1995

LITWORK

Classic Plays from the Negro Ensemble Company
University of Pittsburgh Press
0822955601 / 978-0822955603
Plays, edited by Mr. Harrison and Gus Edwards.

2002

LITWORK

Black Theatre: Ritual Performance In The African Diaspora
Temple University Press
1566399432 / 978-1566399432
Essays edited by Paul Carter Harrison, Victor Leo Walker II, and Gus Edwards. Walker, Victor Leo (Editor), Gus Edwards (Editor)

2021

DEATH

Paul Carter Harrison died at a retirement home in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 27, 2021.

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