American writer whose works, such as John Henry (1931), reflect African-American folklore.
Roark Bradford
| Dictionary: Bradford, Roark |
American writer whose works, such as John Henry (1931), reflect African-American folklore.
| Works: Works by Roark Bradford |
(1896-1946)
| 1928 | Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun. The Tennessee-born newspaperman's collection of Old and New Testament stories reinterpreted in the context of Southern black life and folklore would be adapted by Marc Connelly in The Green Pastures (1930). A sequel, Ol' King David an' the Philistine Boys, would appear in 1930, followed in 1931 by a collection, John Henry, about the legendary black hero. |
| 1929 | This Side of Jordan. Bradford collects sketches of black life in rural Louisiana. |
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Mentioned in
- Marc Connelly (literature)
- The Green Pastures (play)
- John Henry
- The Green Pastures (1936 Comedy Drama Film)
- The Green Pastures (Criticism) (play)
- Novels Dramatized on American Stages (American Theater)
- John Henry (novel)
- Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun
- John Henry (musical)
- Jacques Wolfe
- John Henry
- The Green Pastures
- 1930 (chronology)
- 1968 (chronology)
