Luther James, Actor & TV director, 77

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Luther James
James, Luther
Luther James, a stellar African American veteran of stage, film and
television died after an extensive illness on Sunday, February 5th,
2006. A native of Harlem, NY, Luther James started his career as an
actor on the New York stage and graduated to writing and directed more
than 50 stage productions since 1956 including "Sophisticated Ladies"
and "The Amen Corner" by James Baldwin. He was one of the first
minority studio and network executives to integrate the television
industry in the sixties and a successful television writer and director
since 1968, with credits on "Police Story," "Courtship of Eddie's
Father," "Bill Cosby Show," "Bewitched," "Julia." He was producer of
the critically acclaimed cutting edge "On Being Black," anthology drama
series (1968-70). A retired Professor of UC San Diego, Luther is
survived by his wife, Thelma James, sister Miriam Lucas, brother
William Brooks Jr., his son Julian James, daughter Robin Green,
son-in-law Osayande Sekani and granddaughter Jaquita S. Ta'le. Memorial
observances will be held at a later date. For more information, please
contact: nyla...@prodigy.net.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on 2/12/2006.

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