Harold Scott
Theatre Director, Award Winner
1935 – 2006
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Who was Harold Scott?
Harold Russell Scott, Jr. was an American stage director, actor and educator, who broke racial barriers in American theatre. Scott first became known for his work as an electrifying stage actor with a piercing voice, and later as an innovative director of numerous productions throughout the country, from Broadway to the Tony Award-winning regional theatre, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where he was the first African-American artistic director in the history of American regional theatre.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1935
Morristown - Also known as
- Harold Russell Scott, Jr.
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Jul 16, 2006
Newark
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on July 23, 2013
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