![]() This project is a collaboration with the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the Keene State College Sidore Lecture Series, and is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Expeditions program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the six New England state arts agencies. Performing History debrief discussion at Cohen Center with Roger Guenveur Smith.Post-show talkback and reception with Roger Guenveur Smith.How does one simultaneously serve the living and the dead, and at what cost? In collaboration with sound designer Marc Anthony Thompson, Smith interrogates our present moment through a rigorous examination of our not-so-distant past He studied as well at the Yale School of Drama, in a distinguished class which also included future collaborators Angela. As a steward of his daughter’s legacy, Frank navigated loss, adolescent ambition, and the criticism of those who questioned his motivations, the authenticity of the diary, and even the Holocaust itself. As a student in Yale University’s inaugural graduate class in Afro-American Studies, Roger served as research assistant for the Frederick Douglass Papers, under the direction of the late historian John W. Roger Guenveur Smith has been inspired by Otto Frank, father of diarist Anne Frank, to create a solo performance informed by both tragedy and triumph. Smith (credits include Do the Right Thing, The Birth of a Nation, Rodney King) blends the historical and performative in a piece about the man who lives on past loss to share his family’s experiences and memories through his daughter’s famous diary. I know if Roger Guenveur Smith shows up hes on crank and about to fck up a good plan. Inspired by research initiated at Keene State College, and presented as a Sidore Lecture performance in conjunction with the 36th anniversary of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Speaking of cheating, Delores is a bird for not leaving Eddie. Roger is dumb but I felt bad for him when he discovered his wife was cheating on him. Some of the jokes flew completely over my head back then. 10, at 10 a.m.Acclaimed stage and screen actor Roger Guenveur Smith returns to Keene with a stirring new solo performance piece exploring the story and legacy of Anne Frank’s father, Otto Frank. 1 A movie I had no business watching as a kid. A Mass will be celebrated in her honor at the Church of the Transfiguration, 2515 W. She is survived by her son Roger (LeTania), daughter Louise (Barbara), daughter-in-law Sallie, brother Edward Leon Guenveur, Jr., sisters Anna Guenveur Newman and Ruth Guenveur Mikell, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. Smith, Jr., who both served on the Superior Court bench, predeceased her, as did a sister, Louise Guenveur Streat. She was also a founder of the Watts Health Foundation, providing dental services there for two decades. After moving to Los Angeles, the couple built the historic Palm Vue Motel, where "people of all races are welcome" and, in 1960, cofounded the New Frontier Democratic Club. In Berkeley, she started her 50 years of private practice and, in 1954, married Attorney Sherman W. She studied at Xavier University of Louisiana, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in Nashville, and did postgraduate work at the University of California. ![]() Smith, a longtime Los Angeles resident, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, to Lauretta Goodall Guenveur and Edward Leon Guenveur, Sr. Bell and Maria Bolds.ĪugAugHelen Guenveur Smith, a pioneering dentist and community activist, died August 31, 2018, at the age of 95. ![]() Roger’s maternal grandmother was named Lauretta Bell Goodall (the daughter of Emma L. Eugenia was the daughter of Edward Whiting and Margaret Felder. Joseph was the son of Ulysses/Ullyses Guenveur/Guonereau. Roger’s maternal grandfather was Edward Leon Guenveur/Guonereau (the son of Joseph Paul Guenveur/Guonereau and Eugenia Florence Whiting). Lula’s ancestors were likely free people of colour in Hertford County, North Carolina. Martha was the daughter of William Nickens and Sarah “Sallie” Weaver. John was the son of Thomas Boone and Eliza Jane Chavis. Roger’s paternal grandmother was Lula Jane Boone (the daughter of John Boone and Martha Sarah Nickens). Roger’s paternal grandfather was named Frank Louis Smith. Roger is the son of Helen Marie (Guenveur), a dentist, and Sherman Wendell Smith, a judge. ![]() Shabooya roll call - Get On The Bus (1996) - YouTubeĮve's Bayou (10/11) Movie CLIP - I Will Kill You (1997) HD - YouTubeĪfrican-American. Newton: Picture a Revolutionary - Free Yourself! - YouTubeĭo The Right Thing - Sal and Pino talking - YouTubeīig Time Willy (He Got Game) - YouTubeĪll About The Benjamins - Funny Clips - YouTubeĪmerican Gangster 2007 Bangkok Scene - YouTubeĭenzel Washington - HEAD ***** IN CHARGE - YouTube Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an American actor, director, and writer.Ĭolour Of Courage Trailer - YouTube ![]()
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