Mary P. Burrill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary P. Burrill

American playwright

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1946

Profession: writer, playwright, suffragist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Mary P. Burrill

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  • Burrill (August 1881 – March 13, 1946) was an early 20th-century African-American female playwright of the Harlem Renaissance, who inspired Willis Richardson and other students to write plays.
  • Burrill herself wrote plays about the Black Experience, their literary and cultural activities, and the Black Elite.
  • She featured the kind of central figures as were prominent in the black society of Washington D.C., and others who contributed to black women’s education in early twentieth century.

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