Luther James

Background

Luther James was born on August 8, 1928 in New York City, in the family of Joseph and Alice (Everett) James.

Education

In 1951 Luther attended Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research.

Career

Luther was an actor, director on Broadway, regional theaters, since 1956. Then he served as an assistant to director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer television, Culver City, California, 1965-1966. He was an assistant to supervising producer at Arena Prodns., Los Angeles, in 1966, and executive producer at Columbia Broadcasting System television, Los Angeles, in 1966-1968. He served as a producer On Being Black, Station WGBH-television, Boston, in 1968-1970, and instructor at theater, California State University, Los Angeles, 1972, and at Lee Strasberg Theater Institute, Los Angeles, 1973. Since 1975 he was a professor of drama at University of California at San Diego, La Jolla.

Achievements

• Luther is famous for one-act play Liberty.

Membership

Consultant Indiana Arts Commission, Hammond, 1975, United States Department of Education, Washington, 1977, California Arts Council, Sacramento, California, 1979, consultant-cultural specialist United States Information Agency, Zimbabwe, 1988. Member Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America West, Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association, American Theater Association.

Connections

In 1948 Luther married Marguerite James (divorced August 1974), they had two children: Robin Green, Julian James. Then on August 1, 1975 he married Thelma James.

Father:

Joseph James

Mother:

Alice (Everett) James

child:

Robin Green James

child:

Julian James

spouse 1st:

Marguerite James

spouse 2nd:

Thelma James