HAIRSTON, William

HAIRSTON, William. American, b. 1928. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays. Career: Playwright, author, poet, actor, director, producer, and business administrator. Scriptwriter for U.S. government presentations; professional actor, 1950-57; New York Shakespeare Festival, theater manager and administrator, 1963-66; director: Jericho-Jim Crow, 1964, Curtain Call Mr. Aldridge, Sir!, 1964; Democratic National Committee, radio news editor and correspondent, presidential campaign, 1968; District of Columbia, Executive Office of the Mayor, executive manager, 1970-90; DC Pipeline, Washington, DC, publisher and editor, 1973-79. Ford Foundation, Theatre Administration Grant, 1965-66; National Endowment for the Arts, Literary Study Grant, 1967. Publications: PLAYS: Walk in Darkness, 1963; Swan-Song of the 11th Dawn, 1962; Curtain Call Mr. Aldridge, Sir!, 1964; Black Antigone, 1965; Ira Aldridge, 1988; Double Dare, 1995. OTHER: The World of Carlos (novel), 1968; Sex and Conflict (short stories), 1993; Ira Aldridge (The London Conflict), 1998; Space Out: A Space Adventure, 1998; Showdown at Sundown, 1998; History of the National Capital Area Council/Boy Scouts of America, 1998; Passion and Politics (novel), 2001; Swan Song, 2003; Poetry and Prose of Passion & Compassion (poetry), 2002. SCRIPTS FOR US INFORMATION AGENCY: Apollo 11-Man on the Moon (TV program); Media Hora (TV series); Festival of Heritage (short film); Jules Verne vs. Real Flight to the Moon (short film); Operation Money-Wise; English Training-Teaching English as a Second Language; Chicago: Portrait of a City. Contributor of poems to anthologies, books, and magazines. Address: 5501 Seminary Rd No 511-S, Falls Church, VA 22041-3904, U.S.A.