Moses Gilbert

American director, talented and versatile as an actor, playwright, documentary writer, guitar player and composer. He has won an Obi, a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk award for his work. Moses was the co-founder and artist director of The Free Southern Theatre in New Orleans, 1963; he wrote the music and lyrics, scored four songs and directed "Willy Dynamite" in 1974 and directed "The Fish That Saved Brooklyn," 1979. His TV credits include "Roots," 1977 and more, mostly theatrical musicals and dramas. Moses was married three times, to actress Denise Nicholas, Wilma Butler, and Dee Dee Bridgewater, and had two daughters, Tsia and China (9 January 1978). He died of multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer) at age 52 on April 15, 1995 in Manhattan Link to Wikipedia biography Read less