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Lloyd George Richards (June 29, 1919 – June 29, 2006) was a Canadian-American theatre director, actor, and dean of the Yale School of Drama from 1979 to 1991, and Yale University professor emeritus.
Jun 29, 2006 · Lloyd Richards was a Tony Award-winning director and a pioneer of modern American theater. He staged groundbreaking productions of A Raisin in the Sun, August Wilson's cycle, and other plays that explored the African-American experience.
Jul 1, 2006 · Lloyd Richards, one of the most respected directors and educators in American theater, died in Manhattan on his 87th birthday. Richards was the first African American to direct a Broadway play:...
- Allison Keyes
Jul 1, 2006 · Lloyd Richards, one of the most influential figures in modern American theater and a pioneering director who brought the plays of Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson to Broadway and...
Jul 3, 2006 · Theater director Lloyd Richards died last week of heart failure in New York City. Richards is perhaps best known for directing the Tony-nominated A Raisin in the Sun starring Sidney...
Jul 1, 2006 · Lloyd Richards, the stage director who helped launch Lorraine Hansberry and August Wilson into the playwriting pantheon, revolutionizing not only black theater but the entire way in which...
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Lloyd Richards was born on 29 June 1919 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and actor, known for American Playhouse (1980), The Wide World of Mystery (1973) and The Piano Lesson (1995). He was married to Barbara Davenport. He died on 29 June 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.
