Joseph A. Walker (playwright), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American playwright
Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1935
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Date of Death: 25-Jan-2003
Profession: playwright
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Joseph A. Walker (playwright)
- Joseph Alexander Walker (February 24, 1935 – January 25, 2003) was an American playwright and screenwriter, theater director, actor and professor.
- He is best known for writing The River Niger, a three-act play that was originally produced Off-Broadway in 1972 by the Negro Ensemble Company, before being transferred to Broadway in 1973 and then adapted into a 1976 film of the same name starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson.
- In 1974, Walker became the first African-American writer to win a Tony Award, receiving the Tony Award for Best Play for The River Niger.
- The playwright previously won an Obie Award during that play's 1972 to 1973 Off-Broadway run.
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