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Edmund Cambridge (September 18, 1920 – August 18, 2001) was an American actor and director who was a founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) and the Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theater Arts School.〔("Edmund J. Cambridge, 80, Stage Director" ), ''The New York Times'', September 25, 2001. Accessed November 26, 2009.〕 == Biography == Edmund James Cambridge, Jr. was born on September 18, 1920〔 〕〔 〕 in Harlem, New York.〔 At age 15, Cambridge began his professional career at Swan's Paradise in Harlem as a chorus boy. This assignment ended when his mother discovered that he was sneaking out of bed to do the job.〔 In 1968 he joined Robert Hooks, Douglas Turner Ward and several other actors to start the Negro Ensemble Company.〔 He staged ''Ceremonies in Dark Old Men'', as one of the company's first productions. The Lonne Elder III play went on to win many awards including a Drama Desk Award for the author. Other productions Cambridge directed at NEC include steve carter's critically acclaimed drama, ''Eden''.〔 〕 A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Cambridge died on August 18, 2001 in New York, New York as a result of injuries sustained from a fall.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Cambridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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