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J. E. Franklin

1937

United States

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J. E. Franklin (born August 10, 1937), who publishes under the name J. e. Franklin, is an American playwright, best known for her play Black Girl, which was broadcast on public television in 1969, staged Off-Broadway in 1971, and made into a 1972 feature film of the same name . She has written and adapted plays for television, theater, and film.

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