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Woodie King
Edit ProfileEducation
He graduated high school in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, United States, and worked at the Ford Motor Company there for three years.
Career
He then worked for the City of Detroit as a draftsman. He founded the New Federal Theater in 1970. He earned an M.F.A. at Brooklyn College in 1999.
King has a long list of credits in film and stage direction and production, including the following: 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Appear and Show Cause.
Achievements
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1985 Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Appear and Show Cause 1988 NAACP Image Award for directing Checkmates at the Inner City Cultural Center 1993 AUDELCO awards for Best Director and Best Play for Robert Johnson: Trick The Devil 1997 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement 2003 Paul Robeson Award 2005 Rosetta LeNoire Award 2011 Induction into American Theater Hall of Fame 2014 Theatre Legend Award, Atlanta Black Theatre Festival.
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Nationality
American