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Bill Gunn Biography (1934-1989)

Full name, William Harrison Gunn; born July 15, 1934, in Philadelphia, PA; died of encephalitis, April 5, 1989, in Nyack, NY; son of William Harrison andLouise (Alexander) Gunn.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

July 15, 1934

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Details

April 5, 1989

Nyack, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• BROADWAY DEBUT--The Immoralist, Royale Theatre, 1954.
• Prince, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, East 11th Street Theatre, New York City,1962.
• Patroclus, Troilus and Cressida, New York Shakespeare Festival, DelacorteTheatre, New York City, 1965.
• Also appeared in Take a Giant Step, Jan Hus Playhouse, New York City, 1956.
• Credits; STAGE WORK
• Director, Black Picture Show, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1975.
• director, Rhinestone, Richard Allen Center, New York City, 1982.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• A Member of the Wedding, U.S. cities.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• T.P., The Sound and the Fury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
• Roscoe, The Interns, Columbia, 1962.
• Sergeant Rothschild, Penelope, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1966.
• Namana, The Spy with My Face, MGM, 1966.
• George Meda, Ganja and Hess (also known as Double Possession and Blood Couple), Kelly-Jordon, 1973.
• Credits; FILM WORK
• Director, Ganja and Hess (also known as Double Possession and Blood Couple), Kelly-Jordon, 1973.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• Homer Dobson, The Cosby Show, NBC, 1986.
• Also Look Up and Live, CBS.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK
• Director, The Alberta Hunter Story, BBC, 1982.
• Writings;STAGE
• Marcus in the High Grass, Greenwich Mews Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• Johnnas, Chelsea Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Black Picture Show, New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Vivian BeaumontTheatre, New York City, 1975, published by Reed, Cannon, 1975.
• Rhinestone, Richard Allen Center, New York City, 1982.
• Family Employment, NYSF, Public Theatre, New York City, 1985.
• The Forbidden City, NYSF, Public Theatre, 1989.
• Also Celebration, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles.
• Writings;FILM
• Fame Game, Columbia, 1968.
• Friends, Universal, 1968.
• Stop, Warner Brothers, 1969 (unreleased).
• Don't the Moon Look Lonesome, Chuck Barris Productions, 1970.
• (with Ronald Ribman) The Angel Levine, United Artists, 1970.
• The Landlord, United Artists, 1970.
• Ganja and Hess (also known as Double Possession and Blood Couple), Kelly-Jordon Enterprises, 1973.
• (contributor) The Greatest, Columbia, 1977.
• Writings;TELEVISION; SERIES
• (With Ilunga Adell, Osa Iyaun, Michael Griffin, Gregory Robinson, and Chriz Schultz) Watch Your Mouth, PBS, 1978.
• Writings;MOVIES
• Johnnas, NBC, 1972.
• Writings;SPECIALS
• Sojourner, CBS, 1975.
• The Alberta Hunter Story, BBC, 1982.
• Writings;OTHER
• All the Rest Have Died (novel), Delacorte, 1964.
• Rhinestone Sharecropping (novel), Reed, Cannon, 1981.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• New York Times, April 7, 1989.
• Hollywood Reporter, April 10, 1989.
• Variety, April 12-18, 1989.