Willis richardson biography jackson
Willis richardson biography jackson
Willis Richardson, father of African-American community theater...
Willis Richardson
American dramatist
For the football player and coach, see Willis Richardson (American football).
Willis Richardson (November 5, &#; November 7, ) was an American playwright.
Biography
Willis Richardson was born on November 5, , in Wilmington, North Carolina, a son of Willis Wilder and Agnes Ann (Harper) Richardson. His family moved to Washington, D.C., shortly after the Wilmington Riots of
He attended public schools in Washington, DC including M Street High School (later Dunbar High School).
While attending high school there, he was encouraged to write plays by Mary P. Burrill, one of his teachers and a playwright herself.[1] Richardson worked as a "skilled helper" in the wetting division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing beginning on 8 March
On September 1, , he married Mary Ellen Jones and they had three children:
- Jean Paula Richardson (August 7, &#;)
- Shirley Antonella Richardson (April 29, &#;)
- Noel Justine Richardson (August