James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the period that "the negro was in vogue", which was later paraphrased as "when Harlem was in vogue."
Langston Hughes
Active - 1939 - 2022 |
Birth - Feb 1, 1902 |
Death - May 22, 1967 |
Genres - Documentary, Drama, Biography, Comedy, Family
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Christmas Film, LGBT-Related Film, Musical
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