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Phillip Hayes Dean, the Playwright of Divisive 'Paul Robeson,' Dies at 83 by Bruce Weber

"Paul Robeson," which starred James Earl Jones and opened on Broadway in 1978, was considered by black intellectuals to be insufficiently complex and eventually derailed the writer's career.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06pm on April 22, 2014 ☆ ⚑

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