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Wallace Thurman

Writer
Born August 16, 1902Died December 22, 1934 (32 years)
Wallace Henry Thurman was an American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals. He is best known for his novel The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life (1929), which explores discrimination within the black community based on skin color, with lighter skin being more highly valued.

Known For

  • Tomorrow's Children
  • High School Girl

Filmography

1935
Tomorrow's Children · as Screenplay
1934

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