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Vantile Emmanuel Whitfield, also known as Motojicho, was born on September 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C., the only child of Theodore Roosevelt Whitfield and Lugene Ellen Green. While a student at Dunbar High School, he played football and became interested in painting. After high school, he served in the Air Force until 1952.
Vantile Whitfield (1930-2005) was a versatile artist who worked in TV, theater, and film. He directed The Third Bill Cosby Special, Tarzan, and Ashes and Embers, and wrote You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone.
- Actor, Director
- September 8, 1930
- Vantile Whitfield
- January 9, 2005
Vantile Whitfield was a director, teacher, playwright, and set designer who worked for the NEA and NBC. He was the father of actor Lance Vantile Whitfield and had three marriages and three children.
- September 8, 1930
- January 9, 2005
Vantile Whitfield is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He is best known for his roles in the films The Color Purple (1985), The Great White Hope (1970), and The Wiz (1978).
The collection contains the papers of Vantile E. Whitfield, an African American playwright and director known as Motojicho, from 1953-2005. It includes records of the D.C. Black Repertory Company, writings, photographs, and audiovisual material.
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Sep 15, 2010 · Sonya Geder Diggs in association with Conscious Comedy Concepts and UnaStar Media are currently in production of a documentary: "A Man for all Reasons; Vanti...
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