Background
Edwards, Samuel Eugene was born on October 21, 1941 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel Hobart and Naomi Elaine (Simpkins) Edwards.
Samuel Eugene Edwards
October 21, 1941 Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Dancer, actor, storyteller,, since 1960. Vice president, actor, archivist, artistic director Hughes Memorial Theatre of the Deaf, 1963-1973. Independent instructor dance, 1963-1982. Member National Theatre of the Deaf, 1978-1979. Independent instructor sign language, since 1980. Artistic adviser, lecturer various theater companies.
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- Appeared in television shows including The New York Connection, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', 1983, Omnibus, Sesame Street, (film) Voices, (off-Broadway shows) Jennie and the Phoenix, A Play of 1,000 Words, The Traveling Road Show, Hand Poems, various productions including Boy Meets Girl, Sing to Me Through Open Windows, The Sandbox, The Shakers, Reason is Awry, Safari, Voyage, The Insect Play.
Samuel Eugene Edwards Edit Profile
Samuel Eugene Edwards, American dancer, actor. Certified teacher sign language. Recipient Board of Visitors award Daughters of the American Revolution, 1958, Good Citizenship award Daughters of the American Revolution, 1959, Excellence in Cultural Achievement award National Association of the Deaf, 1970. Board directors New York Deaf Theatre, since 1979.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Gallaudet University, 1965. Postgraduate, Catholic University, Washington, 1972.
Career
Dancer, actor, storyteller,, since 1960. Vice president, actor, archivist, artistic director Hughes Memorial Theatre of the Deaf, 1963-1973. Independent instructor dance, 1963-1982.
Member National Theatre of the Deaf, 1978-1979. Independent instructor sign language, since 1980. Artistic adviser, lecturer various theater companies.
Achievements
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Other Work
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Appeared in television shows including The New York Connection, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', 1983, Omnibus, Sesame Street, (film) Voices, (off-Broadway shows) Jennie and the Phoenix, A Play of 1,000 Words, The Traveling Road Show, Hand Poems, various productions including Boy Meets Girl, Sing to Me Through Open Windows, The Sandbox, The Shakers, Reason is Awry, Safari, Voyage, The Insect Play.
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Membership
Board directors New York Deaf Theatre, since 1979.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1965
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1972
Career
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1963 - 1973
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1963 - 1973
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1963 - 1982
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1978 - 1979
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1980