Langston Hughes

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1901-02-01

Deathday 1967-05-22 (66 years old)

Place of Birth Joplin, Missouri, USA

Langston Hughes

Biography

An influential American writer from the early to mid 20th century. Beginning with the publication of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" in 1921, Hughes first captured the public's imagination as a poet. A versatile writer, Hughes was also adept in writing short stories, novels, plays, and non-fiction. His work often focused on the lives of ordinary people and frequently employed humor, social commentary, and folk wisdom in his writing. In the late 1930s he began writing for Hollywood, but his time there was short lived due to a variety of factors, not least of which was the racism prevalent in the industry at that time. During his lifetime, he received one feature film credit for writing "Way Down South" (1939) with Clarence Muse. In the early 1960s, his play "Black Nativity" was produced for British television.

Known For

Writer

2021
After Midnight

as Writer

2019
2013
Black Nativity

as Theatre Play

2000
1993
1980
The Pocketbook

as Original Story

1977
1972
Nationtime

as Writer

1968
Black Blues

as Original Story

1966
1962
Mulat

as Theatre Play

1947
Rhythm of Africa

as Screenplay

1939
Way Down South

as Writer

Crew

Actor

1989
Looking for Langston

as Himself (archive footage)