Phillip Hayes Dean
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BornJanuary 17, 1931
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 2014 (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsActor and playwright
Phillip Hayes Dean | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 14, 2014 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Actor and playwright |
Phillip Hayes Dean (January 17, 1931 – April 14, 2014) was an American stage actor and playwright.
Dean won the Drama Desk Award for most promising playwright in the 1971-72 season for his play The Sty of the Blind Pig.[1] A 1971 New York Times review of the same play, by Clive Barnes, after a performance at St Mark's Playhouse, described it as not a "perfect play" but "yet nags with its truth."[2]
His later play, Paul Robeson, aroused controversy upon its premiere in 1977, due to its depiction of Paul Robeson, which was criticized by Robeson’s family and other prominent intellectuals as a historically inaccurate portrait of the singer.[3]
