- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSamuel Arthur Williams
- Height6′ 9″ (2.06 m)
- Samm-Art Williams was born on January 20, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Blood Simple (1984), Frank's Place (1987) and Dressed to Kill (1980). He died on May 13, 2024 in Burgaw, North Carolina, USA.
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsValdosia WilliamsSamual Williams
- RelativesCarol Brown(Cousin)
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "Home."
- Williams, a 6' 8" lefty, was once a sparring partner of boxer Muhammad Ali.
- Inducted into North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 2010.
- In the mid-1980s, he received two Emmy nominations for his work for TV series.
- Williams graduated from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he studied political science and psychology.
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