Mamba's Daughters

	Mamba's Daughters ''Mamba's Daughters'' () is a 1929 in literature, 1929 novel written by DuBose Heyward and published by the University of South Carolina Press. It was later adapted by Heward and his wife Dorothy Heyward for the stage; the play premiered on Broadway in 1939. Novel The book is set in the early 20th century, following three different families in scenes of deception and social transformation. The book also explores Racism, racial boundaries during that period of the 20th century. It received positive reviews, with the ''Georgia Historical Quarterly'' commenting that it provided "a unique perspective not only of Charleston's racial tensions, but also of the unique subculture shared by Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston's elite whites and poorer blacks". ''Mamba's Daughters'' was translated into French (1932) and Dutch (1939). Stage adaptation The novel was adapted for the stage by Heyward and his wife Dorothy Heyward, with songs by Jerome Kern; it premiered on Broadway theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1929 In Literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1929. Events January 10 – ''The Adventures of Tintin'' begin with the first appearance of Hergé's Belgian comic book hero in ''Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Les Aventures de Tintin, reporter..., au pays des Soviets)'', serialized in the children's newspaper supplement ''Le Petit Vingtième''. February–August – Voltaire's ''Candide'' (1759) is held to be obscene by the United States Customs Service in Boston. February – The first of Margery Allingham's crime novels to feature Albert Campion, ''The Crime at Black Dudley'' (U.S. title: ''The Black Dudley Murder''), is published in the UK. March – Norah C. James's first novel, ''Sleeveless Errand'', is held to be obscene on publication in London, for its portrayal of the city's bohemian life. An edition appears later in Paris from Jack Kahane's Obelisk Press. April 1 – The Faber and Faber publishing company is founded in London by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fredi Washington Fredericka Carolyn "Fredi" Washington (December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer. Washington was of African-American descent. She was one of the first black American to gain recognition for film and stage work in the 1920s and 1930s. Washington was active in the Harlem Renaissance (1920s–1930s), her best known role being Peola in the 1934 film version of '' Imitation of Life'', where she plays a young light-skinned woman who decides to pass as white. Her last film role was in ''One Mile from Heaven'' (1937), after which she left Hollywood and returned to New York to work in theatre and civil rights activism. Early life Fredi Washington was born in 1903 in Savannah, Georgia, to Robert T. Washington, a postal worker, and Harriet "Hattie" Walker Ward, a dancer. Both were of African-American and European ancestry. Fredi was the second of their five children. Her mother died when Fredi was 11 years old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jimmy Wright (actor) Jimmy Wright was an American stage and film actor. A member of the all-black cast of the Voodoo ''Macbeth'' production directed by Orson Welles in 1936, Wright went on to star as 'Dollar Bill' Burton in ''Souls of Sin'', a 1949 feature directed by Powell Lindsay and produced by William D. Alexander that has been described as the last race film from a black producer. In 1980, credited as "Jim Wright," he played Father Brown in ''Personal Problems'', a "meta soap opera" directed by Bill Gunn and written by Ishmael Reed Ishmael Scott Reed (born February 22, 1938) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright, editor and publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture. Perhaps his best-known work is '' M ..., but died between production of the first and second episodes. References External links * ''Listing for "Souls of Sin"'' * ''Listing for "Personal Problems"'' American male film actors American male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]