Deep Are the Roots
Memoirs of a Black Expatriate
Will be published approx. on 28. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-55849-020-8 (ISBN)
Description
This work presents the memoirs of Gordon Heath (1918-1991), an actor whose career spanned five decades on the stages of New York, London and Paris. He achieved prominence in 1945 for his starring role in Broadway's ""Deep are the Roots"", an exploration of American race-relations at the end of World War II. He went on to become part of the lively post-war Parisian expatriate artistic and literary community.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
31 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
346 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55849-020-8 (9781558490208)
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GORDON HEATH (1918-1991) was an African-American actor, musician, and singer who appeared in numerous classical films such as 1954's Animal Farm and 1955's Othello. He became the first black announcer on American radio and played scores of whites on radio dramas. Heath owned his own nightclub and directed his own theater in Paris.