David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier studied at University of Michigan, Cass Technical High School, Yale School of Drama and Negro Ensemble Company. His recorded influences include Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Steve Martin, Bill Cosby and George Carlin.

Works recorded as notable number 3: Candy Cane Lane, The Color Purple and The American Society of Magical Negroes.

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

David Alan Grier. <i>When Computers Were Human</i>. 424 pp., apps., bibl., index. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2005. $19.95 (paper)., Isis, 2008.

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David Alan Grier studied at University of Michigan, Cass Technical High School and Yale School of Drama. the recorded working language is English.

Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx and Steve Martin are recorded as an influence.

Works named in the authority record are Candy Cane Lane, The Color Purple and The American Society of Magical Negroes.

Distinctions recorded are Theatre World Award and Volpi Cup for Best Actor.