Ted Shine was born on 26 April 1931 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Ted was a writer, known for Herbert III (2003). Ted died on 18 June 2018 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Playwright, author, educator, and mentor of many, Ted Shine wrote over one hundred plays and was a leading participant in the Black Arts Movement of the last quarter of the last century. Until his retirement in 2015, he was the head of the drama department at Prairie View A & M University in Texas. Dr. Shine earned his doctorate from the University of California at Santa Barbara.