Duane Jones

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Birth Name: Duane L. Jones

Born: 2 February 1936 Died: 22 July 1988

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 2"

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Who is Listals Favourite Zombie Killer? You Decide (33 items)
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People...Black Actors (887 items)
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Published 12 years, 8 months ago

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Black Movie Stars (123 items)
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Published 13 years, 1 month ago

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Published 7 years, 1 month ago

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Description: A graduate of the Sorbonne, Jones studied acting in New York City. His role in Night of the Living Dead marked the first time a black actor was cast as a starring role in a horror film. He taught acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. As executive director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art (RACCA), he promoted African-American theater. After leaving the American Academy of Dramatic Arts he taught a select group of students privately in Manhattan, by invitation only. His hand-selected students were of diverse ethnic backgrounds. He spent his later years as a professor of theatre at the State University ... (more)