William B. Branch
Encyclopedia
William Blackwell Branch (born September 11, 1927 New Haven, Connecticut
) is an African American playwright
, and editor.
He graduated from Northwestern University
in 1949, and from Columbia University
with an M.F.A. in 1958.
He studied at Yale University
in 1965-66.
He taught at Cornell University
, and William Paterson College, 1994-96.
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
) is an African American playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, and editor.
He graduated from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in 1949, and from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
with an M.F.A. in 1958.
He studied at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1965-66.
He taught at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, and William Paterson College, 1994-96.
Works
- In Splendid Error, 1954
- A wreath for Udomo, 1962
- Fifty steps toward freedom, 1970
- A medal for Willie 1985
Anthologies
- Black Theatre: A 20th Century Collection of the Work of Its Best Playwrights, edited by Lindsey Patterson, Dodd-Mead, 1971 (reissue New American Library, 1986, ISBN 9780452009028)
- Black Theatre USA: 45 Plays by Black Americans, 1847-1974, edited by J. Hatch, Free Press, 1974
- Standing Room Only, edited by Daigon and Bernier, Prentice-Hall, 1977
- Meeting Challenges, edited by J. Nelson, American Book, 1980