Background
Bass, George Houston was born on April 23, 1938 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of Clarence C. and Mabel (Dixon) Bass.
Bass, George Houston was born on April 23, 1938 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of Clarence C. and Mabel (Dixon) Bass.
Bachelor, Fisk University, 1959. Master of Arts, New York University, 1964. Postgraduate, Yale School Drama, 1966—1968.
Ad Eundem, Brown University, 1974.
Secretary, literature assistant Langston Hughes, 1959—1964. Free lance writer; director New York City, 1964—1970. Artistic director Jacob Riis Amphitheatre, 1966, Third Party, Long Wharf Summer Theatre, New Haven, 1968.
Associate producer, story editor On Being Black Station WGBH-television, Boston, 1968—1969. Associate to director and resident playwright Urban Arts Corps, New York City, 1969—1970. Artistic director, founder Rites and Reason.
University based community oriented research theatre Afro American Studies program, Brown University, Providence, since 1970. Lecturer department English, 1970—1973. Associate professor English and theatre arts, 1973—1976.
Associate professor theatre arts Afro-American studies, 1976—1985, professor, since 1985. Literary executor-trustee Langston Hughes Estate, since 1967. Founder Langston Hughes Review, 1982, executive editor, since 1982.
Member African Methodist Episcopal Church. Member of Dramatists Guild, Black Theatre Network, College Language Association, Langston Hughes Society, Authors League, Alpha Phi Alpha.
Married Ramona Gwendolyn Wilkins, January 15, 1972. Children: Kwame Noel, Khari Takeo, Ayana Vernice.
