Duane Jones

About Duane Jones

Who is it?: Actor
Birth Day: February 02, 1937
Birth Place:  New York City, New York, United States
Other names: Duane L. Jones
Occupation: Actor, director, teacher
Years active: 1968–1988

Duane Jones

Duane Jones was born on February 02, 1937 in  New York City, New York, United States, is Actor. Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Dem Cua Nhung Thay Ma (1968). Jones was a former English professor who directed at the Maguire Theater at the Old Westbury campus of New York State University, and he additionally served as artistic director at the Richard Allen Center in New York City. His casting as the hero of the Romero film was rather unique, as it was the first occasion that an African American actor had portrayed the hero in a horror film. The tall, well-spoken Jones appeared in a handful of other B-grade horror movies such as Ganja & Hess (1973) and Vampires (1986), but none are remembered as well as his first on-screen role.He passed away at only 52 years of age from heart failure.
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As per our current Database, Duane Jones has been died on July 22, 1988(1988-07-22) (aged 51)\nMineola, New York, U.S..

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When Duane Jones die, Duane Jones was 51 years old.

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Occupation Actor
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born February 02, 1937 ( New York City, New York, United States)
Birthday February 02
Town/City  New York City, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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Duane Jones’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

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Duane Jones was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.

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Biography/Timeline

1968

His role in 1968 movie Night of the Living Dead marked the first time an African-American actor was cast as the star of a horror film and one of the first times in American cinema where a person of color was given an important role when the script did not explicitly call for one. At the time, casting a black man as the hero of a film where all the other characters were white was potentially controversial. While some saw the casting as significant, the Director of the film states "Jones simply gave the best audition."

1972

From 1972 to 1976, he oversaw the literature department at Antioch College. Jones was also a Phelps-Stokes exchange scholar in Niger and taught literature at Long Island University. He created English-language training programs for the Peace Corps and helped design Harlem Preparatory School, where he headed the English department.

1976

He continued working in film after Night of the Living Dead. Jones was executive Director of the Black Theater Alliance, a federation of theater companies, from 1976 through 1981. He also taught acting styles at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. As executive Director of the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art (RACCA), he promoted African-American theater. After leaving the American Academy of Dramatic Arts he taught a select group of students privately in Manhattan, by invitation only. His hand-selected students were of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The students were picked from his Acting Styles classes at American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

1988

Jones died of cardiopulmonary arrest at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, Long Island, New York, on July 22, 1988, aged 51. He was cremated and his ashes given to his family.

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