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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
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- In Lonne Elder III
…playwright whose critically acclaimed masterwork, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1965, revised 1969), depicted the dreams, frustrations, and ultimate endurance of a black family living in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City in the 1950s.
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…1950s Harlem in the play Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, which was produced by the newly formed Negro Ensemble Company in 1969 and later adapted for television (1975). His screenplay (1972) adapted from William H. Armstrong’s novel Sounder (1969) was nominated for an Academy Award, making Elder the first African…
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