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A Short Biography of Dick Gregory

Author Name:

Dick Gregory

Born As:

Richard Claxton Gregory

Other Names:

Born:

12 Oct 1932

Died:





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Comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur                          
Selected Works:

Books:

Nigger: An Autobiography, with Robert Lipsyte, E.P. Dutton, September 1964, reprinted 1965-present
From the Back of the Bus - 1966
Write me in! - 1968

What's Happening? - 1971
The Shadow that Scares Me
Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary, a book of Bible-based humor
Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin' With Mother Nature!
Callus on My Soul : A Memoir , with Shelia P.Moses
Up from Nigger
No More Lies; The Myth and the Reality of American History
Dick Gregory's Political Primer
Murder in Memphis: The FBI and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, with Mark Lane
African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today , with Mel Watkins
Robert Lee Green, Dick Gregory, daring Black leader
African American Humor: The Best Black Comedy from Slavery to Today - editor

Filmography:

One Bright Shining Moment - 2006
The Hot Chick - 2002
Children of the Struggle - 1999
Panther - 1995
Sweet Love, Bitter - 1967

Discography:

In Living Black and White - 1961
East & West - 1961
Dick Gregory Talks Turkey - 1962
The Two Sides of Dick Gregory - 1963
My Brother's Keeper - 1963
Dick Gregory Running for President - 1964
So You See... We All Have Problems - 1964
Dick Gregory On: - 1969
The Light Side: The Dark Side - 1969
Dick Gregory's Frankenstein - 1970
Live at the Village Gate - 1970
At Kent State - 1971
Caught in the Act - 1974
The Best of Dick Gregory - 1997
21st Century "State of the Union" - 2001                          
                          
Founded Health Enterprises, Inc - 1984.