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Joseph A. Walker (playwright)
Joseph Alexander Walker (February 24, 1935–January 25, 2003〔(“Joseph A. Walker, Tony-Winning Playwright of The River Niger, Dead at 67,” ''Playbill'', January 31, 2003. )〕) was an American playwright and screenwriter, theater director, actor and professor. He is best known for writing ''The River Niger'', a three-act play that was originally produced Off-Broadway in 1972 by the Negro Ensemble Company, before being transferred to Broadway in 1973 and then adapted into a 1976 film of the same name starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson.〔 In 1974, Walker became the first African-American writer to win the Tony Award, being honored for ''The River Niger''. The playwright previously won an Obie Award during that play's 1972–73 Off-Broadway run.〔(“Joseph A. Walker Jr., 67, Tony-winning playwright,” ''Washington Times'', February 3, 2003. )〕
==Biography==
Walker was born in Washington, D.C, to Joseph A. Walker and Florine G. Johnson. He earned an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Howard University and completed all requirements except the thesis for a Masters in Philosophy. In 1957, he entered the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant and later received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Drama from Catholic University. In his later years, he taught Drama at Howard University and served as chairman of the Theater Department at Rutgers University.〔
Walker was one of the first African Americans, along with Lorraine Hansberry, to be nominated for the Tony Award for best play, which he won for ''The River Niger''. His efforts and talents drew him critical acclaim at the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) with Douglas Turner Ward as the artistic director. ''The River Niger's'' run was one of the NEC's longest consecutive runs. Other works include the drama ''District Line'', ''Yin-Yang'', ''The Harangues'' (Tribal Harangue 1, 2, and 3), ''The Lion is a Soul Brother'', ''Out of the Ashes'', ''Absolution of Willie Mae'', ''Koulaba D. Haiti'',〔(“Stage: ‘District Line,’ From Negro Ensemble,” ''New York Times'', December 5, 1984. )〕 and the musical ''King Buddy Bolden''.〔
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