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3 dictionary results for: Wright, Richard
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Wright

[rahyt]
–noun
1. Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
2. Frances or Fanny, 1795–1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland.
3. Frank Lloyd, 1867–1959, U.S. architect.
4. James, 1927–80, U.S. poet and translator.
5. Joseph (Wright of Derby), 1734–97, English painter.
6. Joseph, 1855–1935, English philologist and lexicographer.
7. Mary Kathryn (Mickey), born 1935, U.S. golfer.
8. Or⋅ville [awr-vil] , 1871–1948, and his brother Wilbur, 1867–1912, U.S. aeronautical inventors.
9. Richard, 1908–60, U.S. novelist.
10. Rus⋅sel [ruhs-uhl] , 1904–76, U.S. industrial designer.
11. Willard Huntington (S. S. Van Dine), 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, critic, and author.
12. a male given name.
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Wright, Richard 1908-1960.  
American author whose writing explores the oppression suffered by African Americans. His works include the novel Native Son (1940) and the autobiography Black Boy (1945).
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Wright, Richard

A twentieth-century American author known for his novels dealing with the black experience in the United States. Two of his best-known works are Black Boy and Native Son.


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