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Name: E. Claude Richards
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E. Claude Richards wore many hats during his long life. He was a playwright, actor, former soldier, and a tribal elder of the Huahotecan-Zapotec people of southern Texas. One of the last native member... read mores of his tribe, Richards was born and raised on a reservation. At age 13, he ran away to join the Army during WWII; he was stationed in North Africa and then Europe. Richards moved to California after his discharge and as an actor appeared in a few films, including The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948) and Viva Zapata (1952). He returned to New York in the early '50s and launched a stage career off-Broadway and in a few television plays. Through this period, Richards billed himself as Claude Marcus. While in the Big Apple, Richards began writing plays, helped found the American Indian Repertory Company, the Lakota-Micmaq Cultural Exchange, and the American Indian League to support Native American culture. During the mid-'90s, Richards appeared frequently off-Broadway. He was also busy appearing on episodes of television series such as Miami Vice and Another World. Two of his plays reflect his commitment to promoting Native American culture and spirituality, Manolo and the River and Redstone. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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