Amiri Baraka Poet playwright critic activist
Amiri Baraka is a 79 years old Poet playwright critic activist from Newark, New Jersey. Amiri Baraka was born on October 07, 1934 (died on January 09, 2014, he was 79 years old) in Newark, New Jersey as Everett LeRoi Jones. His nickname was Jones Everett LeRoy (birth name); Jones LeRoi (pseudonym).
About
Birth name of Amiri Baraka is Everett LeRoi Jones
No, he died on 01/09/2014, 10 years ago. He was 79 years old when he died. Cause of death: surgical complications. He died in Newark
Family
Wife
Children
He had two children, Lisa (63, American screenwriter) and Ras (54) . When his first child, Lisa Jones, was born, Amiri Baraka was 26 years old.
Works
Amiri Baraka Movies (18)
There are 18 movies of Amiri Baraka.
His first feature film was Bulworth (1998, as Rastaman). He was 63 when he starred in this movie. Since 1998, he has appeared in 18 feature films. The last one is Return to Goree (2007). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Amiri Baraka movies.
Amiri Baraka movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Rastaman | Bulworth (1998) | 63 |
| Death of a Prophet (1981) | 46 | |
| Himself | Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008) | 73 |
| Himself | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2006) | 71 |
| Himself | New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture (2008) | 73 |
| Himself | Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009) | 74 |
| Himself | 1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie) (1971) | 37 |
| Writer | Medea (1973) | 38 |
| Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (2007) | 72 | |
| Turn Me On (2007) | 72 | |
| Himself | Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979) | 44 |
| Writer | Dutchman (1967) | 32 |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982) | 47 | |
| Himself | In Motion: Amiri Baraka (1983) | 50 |
| Himself | Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper (1987) | 0 |
| Himself | James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (1989) | 54 |
| Himself | The Pact (2006) | 71 |
| Himself | Return to Goree (2007) | 73 |
Awards (5)
Awarded Black Literary Hall Of Fame in 1998 , awarded Langston Hughes Medal in 1988 , awarded American Book Awards in 1983 , awarded National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship , awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and
Education
He graduated from Rutgers University, The New School, Howard University and Columbia University
What was Amiri's zodiac sign?Amiri Baraka zodiac sign was libra.
Other facts about Amiri Baraka
| Alias | Jones Everett LeRoy (birth name); Jones LeRoi (pseudonym) |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Everett LeRoi Jones |
| Child | Lisa Jones, Ras Baraka |
| Place of death | Newark |
| Genre | Poetry, Drama |
| Spouse | Hettie Jones |
| Record | India Navigation |
| Official website | Amiri Baraka official website |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Place of birth | Newark |
| Cause of death | Surgical Complications |
| Movement | Black Arts Movement |
| Family name | Baraka. Show people with the surname Baraka |
| Field of work | Jazz |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Libris-URI | Khwzzmq307jx8n6 |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Letters |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Employer | University At Buffalo |
| Military branch | United States Air Force |
| Religion | Islam |
| Name in native language | Amiri Baraka |
| Work period (start) | 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Date of death | 2014-01-09T00:00:00Z |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | WikiProject African Diaspora |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/93119 |
