# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/douglas-turner-ward
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:06:02.278Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/douglas-turner-ward"
name: "Douglas Turner Ward"
slug: "douglas-turner-ward"
description: "Douglas Turner Ward was an American playwright, actor, director, and theatrical producer. He was noted for being a founder and artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC). He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1974 for his role in The River Niger, which he also directed."
tagline: "American playwright (1930–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Douglas_Turner_Ward_from_The_Lion_at_Rest_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1930-05-05"
deathDate: "2021-02-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0.7294117647058824
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  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0911511"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump