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Kathleen Collins
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kathleen Conwell Collins, Kathleen Collins Prettyman, Kathleen Conwell
American poet, writer and filmmaker (1942-1988)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 49
Top works
- Shadow and substance
- Primary Sources of Famous Peop
- Jesse James
- Study in Hysteria
- Watching What We Eat
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Film & TV
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Kathleen Collins was an activist with SNCC during the Civil Rights Movement who went on to carve out a career for herself as a playwright and filmmaker during a time when black women were rarely seen in those roles. Her most known work is the film Losing Ground, followed perhaps by two plays, In the Midnight Hour, and The Brothers.
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- 958
- Total plays
- 6,062
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Kathleen Collins, of New York, was the first American-born fiddle player to win an All-Ireland Fleadh championship, in 1966. In 1976, she released a seminal album of fiddle tunes in the Galway style entitled Traditional Music of Ireland on the Shanachie label, accompanied by James Mahon on piano. For the next several decades, she focused on teaching Irish set dancing In 2008 she released My Book of Songs, accompanied by Galway-born pianist and guitarist Gabe Donohue. <a href="https://www.last.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Collins
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jersey City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- playwright
- Employer
- City University of New York
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- kathleencollins.org
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- date of death
- 1988-09-18
- date of birth
- 1942-03-18
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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