Owen Dodson

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Owen Dodson was an influential American poet, playwright, and educator associated with the Harlem Renaissance and long-time head of the drama department at Howard University.

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Owen Dodson canonical 3

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instanceOf educator
person
playwright
poet
theatre director
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs important African American modernist poet
major figure in African American theatre
educatedAt Bates College
Yale School of Drama
employer Howard University
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Dodson
fieldOfWork drama
playwriting
poetry
genre drama
poetry
religious drama
givenName Owen
influenced African American poetry
African American theatre
influencedBy Harlem Renaissance writers
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Harlem Renaissance
name Owen Dodson
notableStudent Amiri Baraka
Debbie Allen
Ossie Davis
Phylicia Rashad
Roxie Roker
notableWork Boy at the Window
In a Quiet Land
Powerful Long Ladder
The Confession Stone
occupation educator
playwright
poet
theatre director
placeOfWork Washington, D.C.
positionHeld head of the drama department at Howard University
sexualOrientation gay
workInstitution Howard University

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Dodson usedBy Owen Dodson
Owen Dodson name Owen Dodson
William Dodson sharesSurnameWith Owen Dodson