Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 - November 12, 1984), American writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and a series of Harlem Detective novels. In 1958 he won France's Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere two of his novels were made into feature films: Cotton Comes to Harlem directed by Ossie Davis in 1970 and A Rage in Harlem starring Gregory Hines and Danny Glover in 1991.~~~~
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10487130
Media ID
47532790
Size
3641px x 4122px
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Credit
Mary Evans/Peter Akehurst
Usage Restrictions
Editorial use only
Source
Photograph by Peter Akehurst, c.1980
Date
c.1980
