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Hazel Joan Bryant

1939–1983

United States

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Hazel Joan Bryant (September 8, 1939 – November 7, 1983) was an American actress, opera singer, director, and playwright. She founded the Richard Allen Center for Culture and Art in 1969 and served as the executive director until 1983. Bryant died from a heart attack at her home in Manhattan at the age of 44, shortly after speaking at the United Nations.

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