ROBERT HOOKS Robert (Bobby Dean) Hooks by Dale Ricardo Shields Actor Producer Activist Creator Cultural Institutions Creator/Co-creator Civil Right Organizations Born Bobby Dean Hooks into the rat-infested Foggy Bottom of segregated Washington, DC in 1937, a product of the post-Depression Northern Migration, the story of Robert Hooks’ life, in many ways, characterizes the turbulent …
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON Writer, Director, and Performer by Dale Ricardo Shields RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON Tony, Drama Desk, and Obie Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson is the director of the recent Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Jitney which garnered several awards including the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League, …
Niles Fitch
Niles Fitch ***** by Dale Ricardo Shields “Niles Fitch, an Atlanta native, follows his passion for connecting with others through stage, print, commercials, television, film, and voice-over. He loves to model, sing, dance, act, and make you laugh. His late father (a financial advisor) and his mother (an attorney), encouraged his excitement of smiling for …
Dooley Wilson
Dooley Wilson By Dale Ricardo Shields Arthur “Dooley” Wilson (April 3, 1886 – May 30, 1953) American actor, singer, and musician who is best remembered as Sam in the 1942 film, Casablanca; in the film, he also performed its theme song, “As Time Goes By“. Born Arthur Wilson April 3, 1886 Tyler, Texas, U.S. Died …