Lance Vantile Whitfield, Other Works Vantile Emmanuel Whitfield, African American playwright and director known as Motojicho, was born on September 8, 1930, in Washington, D.C. to Theodore Roosevelt Whitfield and Lugene Ellen Green. Share Vantile's life story with friends and family. Sorry! Beloved husband of Loretta Argrett. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. In 1963, Whitfield co-founded the American Theatre of Being in Los Angeles where he taught classes with such actors as Isabel Sanford and Whitman Mayo. Published in The Washington Post on Jan. 23, 2005. Try again. Vantile has two daughters, Bellina Logan, Elizabeth Whitfield and son Lance Vantile Whitfield. [2], Association with L.A. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. ). Failed to remove flower. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Among All This You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone, Laugh if you Like Ain't a Damn Thing Funny: The Autobiography of Ralph "Petey" Greene as Told to Lurma Rackley, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, Vantile E. Whitfield papers, circa 1953-2005, 6.5 linear feet (13 boxes) and AV Masters: .25 linear feet (1 box). Actor. Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University. He was awarded the 1992 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for New Adaptation for "You Stand Like a Fine Brownstone" at the ETA Creative Arts Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. A system error has occurred. His influence remains his legacy as does his family of which we are all a part. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Photographs contain headshots, stills of movies and plays, and images of Whitfield. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. He had a profound impact on so many artists lives and people in general. Van loved his family and staff and he certainly did take care of us. [3] The goal of PASLA was to help train inner-city youth in the performing arts. He also designed sets for the James Baldwin play The Amen Corner (1963) and produced and directed a Bill Cosby special on NBC (1971). I shall forever remember his brilliance and commitment to the arts. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. All or portions of this collection are housed off-site. Peace! Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/rrdjq. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorial. For Edits select Suggest Edits on the memorial page. In the 1970s, he co-founded the D.C. Black Repertory Company and was founding director of the National Endowment for the Arts Expansion Arts Program in 1971. Whitfield also acted in Haile Gerima's film Ashes and Embers. |  To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our, I wish to offer my condolence to the family.May we all cherish. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for all of the audiovisual material in this collection. This finding aid may include language that is offensive or harmful. Family members linked to this person will appear here. [1] While a student at Dunbar High School, he played football and became interested in painting. After high school, he served in … He also worked in television in Los Angeles, directing a team of reporters covering the Watts riots of 1967 and 1968 and producing and co-hosting a half-hour program called "From the Inside Out." You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Plant a tree to honor the memory of your loved one. Drag images here or select from your computer for Vantile Whitfield memorial. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. The collection primarily documents Whitfield's professional life. Following high school, he joined the Air Force and served until 1952.

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