- unitid
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{"value"=>"185479", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 801", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22547306", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1965-1989", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1965/1989"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Clarence Williams III papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.92 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Williams, Clarence, III, 1939-", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Born on August 21, 1939, Harlem-born African American actor Clarence Williams III was raised by his musical grandparents, the legendary jazz and boogie-woogie composer/pianist Clarence Williams, who wrote such classics as \"T'Aint Nobody's Business If I Do\" and \"Baby, Won't You Please Come Home\", and blues singer Eva Taylor. While attending a local YMCA as a teen, Williams became interested in dramatics. After a two-year stint with the U.S. Air Force, he started acting, making a minor New York stage debut with \"The Long Dream\" in 1960. Subsequent roles followed, in \"Walk in Darkness\" (1963), \"Sarah and the Sax\" (1964), and \"Doubletalk\" (1964). He received a Tony nomination for the three-person play \"Slow Dance on the Killing Ground\" (1964).</p> <p>Williams's \"big break\" arrived with the role of undercover cop Linc Hayes on the highly popular TV cop series <span class=\"title\">Mod Squad</span> (1968). Following the series' demise in 1973, he returned to the stage, notably on Broadway opposite Maggie Smith in Tom Stoppard's play \"Night and Day\" (1979). He also was known for the following roles: Prince's abusive father in <span class=\"title\">Purple Rain</span> (1984), a burnt-out political activist in the spoof <span class=\"title\">I'm Gonna Git You Sucka</span> (1988), the recurring part of Roger Hardy in the TV series <span class=\"title\">Twin Peaks</span> (1990), a good-guy cop in <span class=\"title\">Deep Cover</span> (1992), and Wesley Snipes's heroin-addicted dad in <span class=\"title\">Sugar Hill</span> (1993), among others. Additionally, he appeared in the films <span class=\"title\">Reindeer Games</span> (2000) and <span class=\"title\">Lee Daniels' The Butler</span> (2013), and on the television shows <span class=\"title\">Justified</span> and <span class=\"title\">Empire</span>, to name a few. Clarence was first married to actress Gloria Foster (1967-1984); he was married to his second wife, Kelly, before passing away in June 2021.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Clarence Williams III papers consist of personal and professional material related to this actor. The personal matter is small and contains biographical information and correspondence. The professional material focuses on Williams's early career and is comprised of contracts, correspondence, and scripts. Additionally, there are scrapbooks and printed matter.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Clarence Williams III papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/185479#c1650932'>Personal</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1967-1981</div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/185479#c1650942'>Professional</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1965-1989</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series mostly consists of material related to <span class=\"title\">The Mod Squad</span> and playscripts. However, there is also a small amount of correspondence and two contracts. <span class=\"title\">The Mod Squad</span> subseries includes contracts, correspondence, interviews, and fan mail. The Scripts subseries is mostly comprised of playscripts for which Williams had a role. Some of these files also contain reviews, correspondence, and programs.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/185479#c1650974'>Printed matter and scrapbooks</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1965-1974</div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Arranged into 3 series: (1) Personal; (2) Professional; and (3) Printed matter and scrapbooks.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of the Estate of Gloria Foster, 2008.</p>"}
- separatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
- bibliography
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{"id"=>"aspace_5af4b8b37e036aa4f49504abc9dafb9d", "value"=>"<p>IMDB. \"Clarence Williams III Biography.\" Accessed April 19, 2021, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929934/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm.</p>"}
- date_start
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1965
- keydate
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1965
- date_end
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1989
- date_inclusive_start
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1965
- date_inclusive_end
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1989
- extent_statement
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1.92 linear feet (5 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Clarence Williams III papers, Sc MG 801, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>" The Clarence Williams III papers consist of personal and professional material related to this actor. The personal matter is small and contains biographical information and correspondence. The professional material focuses on Williams's early career and is comprised of contracts, correspondence, and scripts. Additionally, there are scrapbooks and printed matter.", "generated"=>true}