Samm-Art Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Samm-Art Williams

American playwright and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1946

Place of Birth: Burgaw, North Carolina, United States

Profession: screenwriter, playwright

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Samm-Art Williams (born Samuel Arthur Williams; January 20, 1946) is an American playwright and screenwriter, and a stage and film/TV actor and television producer.
Much of his work concerns the African-American experience. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company to a Broadway production in 1980.
In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series.
The Black Rep of St.
Louis, Missouri produced the premier of his play The Montford Point Marine (2011).