Overview
Character Name
James Baldwin
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Featured
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
A TV sound stage, Summer, 1968
Analysis
Based on the real person, James Baldwin is a writer and activist. He is a friend of the writer and intellectual Gore Vidal. The actor who plays George Merlin also plays James and other ensemble characters. In the original production, the role of James Baldwin was doubled
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