Lonne Elder III

Schrijver, Acteur

26 december 1927 — 11 juni 1996 (68 years)
Lonne Elder III was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Elder was one of the leading African American figures who aggressively informed the New York theater world with social and political consciousness. He also wrote scripts for television and film. His most well known play, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men won him a Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Playwright and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. The play, which was about a Harlem barber and his family, was produced by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sounder
    Sounder1972

Known For

  • Bustin' Loose
    Bustin' Loose1981
  • Sounder
    Sounder1972
  • A Woman Called Moses
    A Woman Called Moses2 episodes
  • Melinda
    Melinda1972
  • Sounder, Part 2
    Sounder, Part 21976
  • Runaway
    Runaway1989

Cinematografie

1989
Runaway · as Screenplay
1978
A Woman Called Moses · as Screenplay
1976
Sounder, Part 2 · as Screenplay
1972
Melinda · as Screenplay
1972
Sounder · as ScreenplayOp Plex
1954

1968
Soul! · as SelfOp Plex
1962
The Merv Griffin Show · as Self - Playwright
1954
Camera Three · as Self

1972
Melinda · as Lt. Daniels

1991
I'll Fly Away · as Written By
1981
Bustin' Loose · as Adaptation
1973
Toma · as Teleplay
1967
N.Y.P.D. · as Written By