Ed Bullins: Quick Facts

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Born	July 2, 1935 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died	November 13, 2021 (aged 86) • Roxbury • Massachusetts • (Died on this day)
Notable Works	“Clara’s Ole Man” • “Daddy” • “Dialect Determinism; or, The Rally” • “Goin’ A Buffalo” • “Home Boy” • “How Do You Do?” • “In New England Winter” • “In the Wine Time” • “Salaam, Huey Newton, Salaam” • “The Corner” • “The Duplex” • “The Fabulous Miss Marie” • “The Hungered One” • “The Reluctant Rapist” • “The Taking of Miss Janie”

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