James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Actor · Writer

Harlem, New York, USA
August 2, 1924

Biography

James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America, and their inevitable if unnameable tensions.

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Representative Works

The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre
The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre
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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
7.6
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If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
6.9
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.7
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I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro
7.7
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The New Yorker at 100
The New Yorker at 100
7.0
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Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!
7.0
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3
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Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
6.3
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Public Speaking
Public Speaking
7.0
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Madonna: Madame X
Madonna: Madame X
7.8
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The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
6.9
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre
1978Nominee

Best Performance

The Black Contribution: Literature and Theatre

Malcolm X
1992Winner

Best Writing

Malcolm X

If Beale Street Could Talk
2018Nominee

Best Writing

If Beale Street Could Talk

Career Highlights

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022Highlight

Best Performance

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

I Am Not Your Negro
2017Highlight

Best Performance

I Am Not Your Negro

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