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The widely acclaimed actor Moses Gunn enjoyed a thriving career that encompassed stage, film, and TV. An original member of the Negro Ensemble Company, Gunn won a 1968 Obie award for his work with that company and, later, a 1975 Obie for his performance in the NEC’s production of The First Breeze of Summer by Leslie Lee. Gunn also gained ...
Read More. Authoritative black character actor of film and TV also enjoyed a successful career on stage. Gunn made his NY stage debut in the original off-Broadway production of Jean Genet's "The Blacks" (1962). A co-founder of the celebrated Negro Ensemble Company, he distinguished himself in many of their productions, notably "The First Breeze ...
Birthday: Oct 2, 1929. Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Authoritative black character actor of film and TV also enjoyed a successful career on stage. Gunn made his NY stage debut in the ...
Dec 16, 1993 · Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 17, 1993) was an American actor. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. His 1962 Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks. He was nominated for a 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for The Poison Tree and played Othello on Broadway in 1970.
Dec 16, 1993 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6465148. Source citation. Actor. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he made his debut on Broadway in 1962, was an Obie Award-winning stage player, and co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. A veteran of many feature films, some of his most memorable roles were in Shaft (1971), Roller Ball (1975), Ragtime (1981 ...
Nov 3, 2005 · DIED. MOSES GUNN, 64, actor; from complications of asthma; in Guilford, Connecticut. Cofounder of the Negro Ensemble Company, Gunn, the oldest of seven children of a St. Louis, Missouri, laborer ...
Dec 20, 1993 · Gunn is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn, daughter Kirsten Landes Mudd and son Justin Moses Gunn.NEWLN: -----In lieu of flowers his family asked that contributions be made to Amistad Foundation ...
