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Moses Gunn (October 2, 1929 – December 16, 1993) was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award -winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company . [2] His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet 's The Blacks, [2] and his Broadway debut was in A Hand is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry.
Moses Gunn was born on 2 October 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft (1971), Rollerball (1975) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). He was married to Gwendolyn Mumma Landes.
Dec 20, 1993 · Moses Gunn, an actor whose career of more than three decades included roles ranging from Othello to Booker T. Washington, died on Friday at his home in Guilford, Conn. He was 64.
Feb 16, 2020 · Moses Gunn was born on October 2, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. His parents were Mary and George Gunn, a laborer. He was the eldest of seven children. When his mother died, the family split up. At twelve years old, he left home and rode the rails. Upon his return to St. Louis, he lived in the home of Jewel Richie, his English and diction teacher.
Moses Gunn was born on 2 October 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Shaft (1971), Rollerball (1975) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). He was married to Gwendolyn Mumma Landes.
Dec 16, 2013 · Moses Gunn was an award-winning actor on stage and screen. In the 1960s he helped expand opportunities for African-American actors when he co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company, which boasts among…
Moses Gunn was an American actor of stage and screen. An Obie Award-winning stage player, he is an alumnus of the Negro Ensemble Company. His 1962 off-Broadway debut was in Jean Genet's The Blacks, and his Broadway debut was in A Hand is on the Gate, an evening of African-American poetry. He was nominated for the 1976 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in The Poison Tree ...
