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  1. Joan Cooper (November 10, 1931 – September 20, 2014), known by her pen name, J. California Cooper, was an American playwright and author. She wrote 17 plays and was named Black Playwright of the Year in 1978 for her play Strangers.

    • J. California Cooper
    • 1984
  2. Sep 27, 2014 · J. California Cooper, who illuminated the struggles of black women in novels and short stories prized for their folksy wisdom and original voices, including those of an unborn child and a dead...

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    • September 20, 2014
    • November 10, 1931
    • In Search of Satisfaction.
    • Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime: Stories.
    • Family.
    • Homemade Love.
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  4. Sep 26, 2014 · J. California Cooper, an award-winning writer whose black female characters confront a world of indifference and betrayal, but find kinship there in unexpected places, died on Saturday in Seattle.

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  5. Apr 8, 2024 · J. California Cooper (November 10, 1931 – September 20, 2014) author of plays, novels, and short stories, was admired for her unique voice in all three genres. Warmth, pathos, and humor blended with pain are her trademarks.

  6. Sep 23, 2014 · SEATTLE (AP) — Prolific writer J. California Cooper, who was writing plays until Alice Walker suggested she switch to short stories and novels, because they were an easier path to a paycheck, has died at age 82.

  7. Sep 27, 2014 · J. California Cooper, a writer who enjoyed a widespread acclaim for her fable-like tales built largely around the imagined lives of African American women, died Sept. 20 in Seattle. She was 82. A...

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