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Died aged 66GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/02/1901Born inJoplin, Missouri, USADied22/05/1967Died inNew York CityCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ188093 ↗Buried atSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureTMDb#1132114 ↗
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Looking for LangstonMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |