Marlon Green, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marlon Green

American aviator

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1929

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2009

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Marlon Green

  • Marlon Dewitt Green (June 6, 1929 – July 6, 2009) was an African-American pilot whose landmark United States Supreme Court decision in 1963 helped dismantle racial discrimination in the American passenger airline industry, leading to David Harris' hiring as the first African-American pilot for a major airline the following year.
  • Green was subsequently hired by Continental Airlines, for whom he flew from 1965 to 1978.

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