Wallace Thurman
American author and playwright of Harlem Renaissance
Born
August 16th, 1902
123 years ago
Died
1934
91 years ago — 32 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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Authored the novel 'The Blacker the Berry'
Wrote the play 'In the Dark'
Co-founded the literary magazine 'Fire!!'
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