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Dick Gregory
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Attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
Ran for President in 1968 as a write-in candidate.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 1650 Vine Street in Hollywood, California on February 2, 2015.
He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6611 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 21, 1995.
Warmed up crowds for Martin Luther King Jr. at civil rights rallies.
Attended and graduated from Sumner High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by
Larry Wilde
(1968).
Father of
Ayanna Gregory
and
Yohance Gregory
.
Was friends with
Don Imus
,
Eartha Kitt
,
Bill Cosby
,
Della Reese
,
Nina Simone
and
Rob Schneider
.
Brother of
Delores Gregory
and
Ron Gregory
.
Dick Gregory passed away on August 19, 2017, two months away from what would have been his 85th birthday on October 12.
Was friends with Bill Duke.
Was on the track team during college, that is where he met his wife Lillian.
Joe Morton performs a one-may play about Gregory titled "Turn Me Loose.".
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 194-195. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Son Christian Gregory is a chiropractor based in Washington, DC.
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