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 ⓘ