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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Vinnette Carroll Biography ((?)-2002)
Full name, Vinnette Justine Carroll; born in New York, NY; daughter of EdgarEdgerton (a dentist) and Florence (Morris) Carroll. Addresses: OFFICE--Urban Arts Corps, 227 W. 17th Street, New York, NY 10011.
- Gender
- Female
- Death Details
- November 5, 2002
- Lauderhill, Florida
Famous Works
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Credits
- STAGE DEBUT--Addie, The Little Foxes, Southold Playhouse, Long Island, NY, 1948.
- LONDON DEBUT--Sophia Adams, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, Royal Court Theatre,1958.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Bella, Deep Are the Roots, Southold Playhouse, Long Island, NY, 1949.
- woman, A Streetcar Named Desire, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1956.
- Catherine, A Grass Harp, Lakewood Summer Theatre, Lakewood, NJ, 1956.
- Amelie, Small War on Murray Hill, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City,1957.
- Tituba, The Crucible, Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1958.
- Dora, Jolly's Progress, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1959.
- Dido, The Octoroon, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1961.
- Sophia Adams, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, East 11th Street Theatre, New YorkCity, 1962.
- narrator, Black Nativity, Criterion Theatre, London, then Festival of theTwo Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, both 1962, later Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1963.
- narrator, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Festival of the Two Worlds, 1975.
- Also appeared in A Member of the Wedding, 1960.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
- Dark of the Moon, Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1960.
- Ondine, Equity Library Theatre, 1961.
- Black Nativity, 41st Street Theatre, New York City, 1961.
- The Disenchanted, Equity Library Theatre, 1962.
- Black Nativity, Criterion Theatre, London, 1962.
- Trumpets of the Lord, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1963.
- Black Nativity, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1963, then Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1964.
- The Prodigal Son, Greenwich Mews Theatre, New York City, 1965.
- But Never Jam Today, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1969.
- Bury the Dead, Croesus and the Witch, both Urban Arts Corps Theatre, NewYork City, 1971.
- Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, Urban Arts Corps Theatre, 1971, then Playhouse Theatre, New York City, and Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, both 1972.
- Step Lively, Boy, Urban Arts Corps Theatre, 1973.
- The Flies, The Ups and Downs of Theophilus Maitland, both Urban Arts Corps Theatre, 1974.
- Power to Love, Old Judge Is Dead, both Urban Arts Corps Theatre, 1975.
- Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Festival of the Two Worlds, Spoleto,Italy, 1975, then Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, and Lyceum Theatre, New York City, both 1976.
- Play Mas, I'm Laughin' But I Ain't Tickled, But Never Jam Today, all Urban Arts Corps Theatre, 1976.
- Alice, The Gingham Dog, both Urban Arts Corps Theatre, 1977.
- When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate, Black Theatre Festival, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1979.
- But Never Jam Today, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1979.
- Lost in the Stars, San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, CA, 1980.
- Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1980, then Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1982.
- Medea, Next Time I'll Rain Fire, The Green Bay Tree, all with the Vinnette Carroll Repertory Company, New York City, 1986.
- Also directed The Flies, 1966; Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, 1968; Desire Under the Elms, 1974; When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate, 1984.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Ftatateeta, Caesar and Cleopatra, U.S. cities, 1950.
- one-woman variety show, U.S. and West Indian cities, 1952-57.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
- Narrator, "Black Nativity," Westinghouse Theatre, CBS, 1962.
- appeared in "Jubilation," Repertoire Workshop, CBS, 1964.
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Credits; SPECIALS
- Bernice, A Member of the Wedding, Granada, 1960.
- Sojourner Truth, We the Women, CBS, 1974.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; DIRECTOR
- "Black Nativity," Westinghouse Theatre, CBS, 1962.
- "Beyond the Blues," Stage Two, CBS, 1964.
- "Jubilation," Repertoire Workshop, CBS, 1964.
- When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate, 1979.
- FILM DEBUT--Mother, A Morning for Jimmy, 1960.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Martha, One Potato, Two Potato, Cinema V, 1964.
- mother, Up the Down Staircase, Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, 1967.
- recruiting officer, Alice's Restaurant, United Artists, 1969.
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Writings;PLAYS; SEE PRODUCTION DETAILS ABOVE
- (Adaptor) Trumpets of the Lord, 1963.
- co-author, The Ups and Downs of Theophilus Maitland, 1974.
- co-author, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, 1975.
- Alice, 1977.
- (adaptor) When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate; 1979.
- Creator of But Never Jam Today, 1969, revised 1976.
- Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, 1971.
- Power to Love, 1975.
- I'm Laughing But I Ain't Tickled, 1976.
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