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Vinnette Carroll

actress and playwright

Born: Died: American

Vinnette Justine Carroll (March 11, 1922 – November 5, 2002) was an American playwright, actress, and theatre director. She was the first African-American woman to direct on Broadway, with her 1972 production of the musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Until Liesl Tommy's 2016 nomination for Eclipsed, Carroll was the only African-American woman to have received a Tony Award nomination for direction.

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American actress and playwright

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  1. Vinnette Carroll is born

    Vinnette Carroll, American actress and playwright, known for american actress and playwright, was born on 1922-03-11.

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American actress and playwright
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Vinnette Carroll died on 2002-01-01.

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