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- Beah Richards left her native Vicksburg, Mississippi, for New York City in 1950. She would not acquire a significant role on stage until 1955,when she appeared in the off-Broadway show "Take a Giant Step" convincingly portraying an 84-year-old grandmother without using theatrical makeup. In 1962 she appeared in writer James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner" directed by noted actor/director/activist Frank Silvera, who told Richards "Don't act, just be." She credited Silvera with helping her further develop the subtlety and quiet dignity that distinguished all of her performances.
A prolific actress, poet and playwright, her first authored play was "All's Well That Ends" that delved into the issues of racial segregation. Always ahead of her time, she defined herself as "Black" when the term "Negro" was the preferred ethnic/racial label of Black Americans. Richards would bring her salutary satisfaction with being "Black" and her immense acting talents to the role of the peacemaking mother in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), a role for which she was nominated for an Oscar. Additionally, she appeared in "Purlie Victorious" by Ossie Davis and "The Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman.
In 1988, she won an Emmy Award for her performance in Frank's Place (1987). Although stricken with emphysema, she delivered a tour-de-force performance on the ABC legal drama The Practice (1997) in 2000; she received her second Emmy Award for this performance three days before her death in her native Vicksburg. - Dennis DePue was born on 13 June 1943 in Sturgis, Michigan, USA. He was married to Marilynn DePue. He died on 21 March 1991 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
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A small town Southern lawyer and municipal judge, Harris Dickson was also a prolific writer of novels, short stories and newspaper and magazine articles; his work appeared in many early twentieth century periodicals such as Collier's, the Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, and the Century Magazine. He was best known for his stories about "Old Reliable," an African-American native of Dickson's home town of Vicksburg, Mississippi, who lived during the Reconstruction era (1865-1876). These stories were collected into book form, and some eventually were adapted for film.- Paul Hughes Sr. was born on 8 August 1919 in Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Ode to Billy Joe (1976). He was married to Katherine Waring Hughes Silver. He died in February 1979 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
- Paul Barrett was born on 23 April 1926 in Leake County, Mississippi, USA. He died on 1 July 2014 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.