DESKTOP
BROADWAYSTARS
Today is Wednesday, June 24, 2026     Broadway Baby Birthdays:     Katie Klaus     Iain Glen     Katherine Hiler     Anna Louizos     Anne Lange     Walter Willison     Peter Weller     Julian Holloway     William Gaskill     Jack Carter     Jerome Kilty     Norma Langworthy     Peg Hillias     David Rose     Tullio Pinelli     Katherine Cassavetes     Jack Dempsey     Ira Hards     E. Vivian Reynolds     Peter Haig     Laura Donnelly     Bob Larbey     Jay Vanleer     James Flash Riley     Rex Whistler     Arthur Hughes
Contact
The Season
On Broadway
Login

Douglas Turner Ward, Pioneer in Black Theater, Dies at 90 by Nathaniel G. Nesmith

A founder of the Negro Ensemble Company in New York in the 1960s, he was outspoken about limited opportunities for fellow Black actors and directors.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 5:42pm on February 22, 2021 ☆ ⚑

Please log in or create an account to report a problem with this listing.

« Back to BroadwayStars