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Crown Dick
''Crown Dick'' is a 1987 drama film directed by Ossie Davis. Synopsis This drama presents the promise of the American dream as seen through the eyes of two different men. Dick Johnson, a bitter, unemployed black veteran, is visited by his Korean friend Kim, who has received a scholarship to study medicine in the U.S. Cast *Don Reed - Dick Johnson * Peter Yoshida - Kim *Ruby Dee - Johnson's Mother * Freda Foh Shon - Soon-Ja * Tim Williams - Clown * Torrence Hayes - Boy on Beach Broadcast The TV movie was broadcast as a segment of the PBS series ''Ossie & Ruby'' starring Ossie Davis and his wife Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of ''A Raisin in the Sun'' (19 ... that ran from 1986 to 1987. References External links * 1987 television films 1987 films American drama films 1987 dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yong-ik
Kim Yong-ik (May 15, 1920 – April 11, 1995), also known as Yong Ik Kim, was an early Korean–American writer originally from Tongyeong, Korea. His works were primarily in English but also translated into other languages such as German and Korean. Biography Kim was born in Cheongmu, now known as Tongyeong, a seaport, and was raised in Korea under Japanese rule. He studied English literature at Aoyama Gakuin University from 1920–1943 graduating with a PhD in English literature. At the age of 28 he traveled to the United States to study English literature at Florida Southern College. He then studied at the University of Kentucky at Lexington, where he earned an MA in English literature. He later studied creative writing at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. From 1957 to 1964, Kim taught in South Korean universities including Ewha Womans University University and Korea University. Kim returned to the United States in 1965 to be closer to the publishers in the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |