Cecil Brown (writer) explained
| Cecil Brown |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Bolton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Writer and educator |
| Period: | 1969–present |
Cecil Brown (born July 3, 1943)[1] is an African-American writer and educator. He is a published novelist, short story writer, script writer, and college educator. His noted works include The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger (1969) and work on the 1977 Richard Pryor film Which Way Is Up? as a screenwriter.
Biography
Born in rural Bolton, North Carolina,[1] Brown attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University of Greensboro, North Carolina, where he earned his B.A. in English in 1966. He later attended Columbia University, and earned his M.A. degree from the University of Chicago in 1967. Brown while residing in Berkeley, California (to which he returned in the late 1980s and still lives and works), earned his Ph.D. in African American Studies, Folklore and Narrative in 1993.[2] He is a professor at UC Berkeley.[3]
Works
- The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger (1969),
- Pryor Lives (1969)
- Days without Weather (1983)
- Coming Up Down Home (1993)
- I, Stagolee (1993)
- Stagolee Shot Billy (2003),
- Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department? (2007),
- Journey's End (2007),
Awards
- Columbia University English Dept., Professor John Angus Burrell Memorial Prize, 1966
- Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award for Days Without Weather, 1984
- Berlin Literary Fellowship, 1985; Besonders Wertvoll Film Preises, 1986
- UC Berkeley, Mentor Fellowship, 1992
Notes and References
- Book: The Columbia Guide to Contemporary African American Fiction. registration. 65. Darryl Dickson-Carr. 2005. Columbia University Press . 0-231-12472-4.
- Web site: Bullock. Ken. The Life and Loves of Novelist Cecil Brown. The Berkeley Daily Planet. October 9, 2008.
- Web site: 'How Richard Pryor Became Richard Pryor': an interview wit' author Cecil Brown. San Francisco Bay View. June 12, 2013. August 12, 2014.
