ALICE CHILDRESS

Alice Childress (1920–1994) An actress, director, playwright, and novelist, Childress was born in Charleston , South Carolina and raised in Harlem , New York . Her plays include Wedding Band, Wine in the Wilderness, Trouble in Mind, and String and Mojo, all produced off Broadway or on television. She wrote three young adult novels, including A Hero Ain’t Nothin But a Sandwich, for which she also wrote the screenplay.

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