The public school
the Wadleigh High School
She became involved in theater immediately after her high school and she did not attend college
PLAYS: Florence (1949), Just a Little Simple (1950), Gold Through the Trees (1952), Trouble in Mind (1955), Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White (1966), String (1969), Wine in the Wilderness (1969), Mojo: A Black Love Story (1970), Sea Island Song (1977), Moms: A Praise Play for a Black Comedienne (1987)
NOVELS: Like one of the family (1956), A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich (1973), A Short Walk (1979), Rainbow Jordan (1981), Those Other People (1989)