Amiri Baraka
Writing

Amiri Baraka

October 7, 1934 (Age 79 at death) Newark, New Jersey, USA Died January 9, 2014

Also known as: Everett Leroy Jones, LeRoi Jones, Imamu Amear Baraka, LeRoy Jones-Baraka, Ameer Baraka

Biography

Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones October 7, 1934), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, is an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and has taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.

Known For

ER

ER

1994 • TV

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 • TV

Bulworth

Bulworth

1998 • Movie

Nationtime

Nationtime

1972 • Movie

1 P.M.

1 P.M.

1971 • Movie

The Pact

The Pact

2006 • Movie

Movie Credits (37)

Acting

1998

Bulworth

as Rastaman

1972

Nationtime

as Self

1971

1 P.M.

as Self

2006

The Pact

as Self

2006

Poets at the Living Theater

as Self

1987

Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper

as Himself

2005

Cecil Taylor: All The Notes

as Himself

2006

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

as Self

1997

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

as Self

1979

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

as Self

1983

In Motion: Amiri Baraka

as Himself

1981

Death of a Prophet

2007

Return to Gorée

as Self

2005

Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet

as Self

1989

James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

as Self

2007

Turn Me On

as Self

2009

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

as Self

1969

The New-Ark

as Self

2008

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

as Self

2007

Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

Crew

1966

Dutchman

Writer

1972

Nationtime

Writer

1969

The New-Ark

Director

1969

The New-Ark

Writer

1973

Medea

Writer

1966

Cellar Vigil

Director

1967

Black Spring

Director

1996

W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices

Writer

TV Credits (2)

Acting

1994

ER

as Reid

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Self

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 7, 1934
Died
January 9, 2014 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Popularity
0.5

Career Stats

37
Movies
2
TV Shows