Amiri Baraka
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-10-07
Day of Death
2014-01-09 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Amiri Baraka
Biography
Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
(2009)
(2008)
Obscene
as Self
(2008)
(2007)
Return to Gorée
as Self
(2007)
Turn Me On
as Self
(2007)
(2006)
(2006)
The Pact
as Himself
(2006)
Poets at the Living Theater
as Self
(2005)
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
as Himself
(2005)
(1998)
Bulworth
as Rastaman
(1997)
(1989)
(1987)
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
as Himself
(1983)
In Motion: Amiri Baraka
as Himself
(1982)
Poetry in Motion
as Self
(1982)
(1981)
(1979)
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
as Self
(1978)
(1972)
Nationtime
as Self
(1971)
1 P.M.
as Self
(1970)
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
as Self
(1969)
The New-Ark
as Self
Crew
(2025)
The Dutchman
Original Story
(1973)
Medea
Writer
(1972)
Nationtime
Writer
(1971)
A Fable
Screenplay, Theatre Play
(1969)
The New-Ark
Director, Writer
(1967)
Black Spring
Director
(1966)
Dutchman
Writer
(1966)
Cellar Vigil
Director