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- Birth nameWilliam Cord Thompson Jr.
- Claude Thompson was born on November 10, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Color Purple (1985), King Kong (1976) and Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989). He died on May 31, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- He was awarded the 1972 NAACP Image Award for Best Choreography for the play, "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- He was awarded the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Choreography for the musical, "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope," at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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