biography
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Williams, John (Alfred)
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pseudonym J Dennis Gregory
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925– )
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He studied at Syracuse (1950 BA; graduate study 1950–1), and then worked in Syracuse for the county welfare department and in public relations (1952–4). In Hollywood and New York City he worked in television and radio (1954–5), and also worked in publishing for a variety of employers in New York City (1955–9), and as a correspondent in Africa for Newsweek (1964–5). A teacher at many institutions, including Rutgers (1979), he lived in Teaneck, NJ. He wrote non-fiction and many novels, and is known for his opposition to American racism, as seen in Click Song (1982). |
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