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Duane Lionel Jones (April 11, 1937 – July 22, 1988) was an American actor. He was best known for his lead role as Ben in the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead.
Remembering Duane Jones: A Boundary-Breaking Black Actor (Web Exclusive) by Matthew Eng. A handsome, reedy Black man swoops into view from under the cover of nightfall, his chiseled profile partially illuminated by the blinding lights of the porch on which a terrified white woman stands.
Duane Jones. Actor: Night of the Living Dead. Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful, yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968).
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Aug 31, 2010 · How Casting a Black Actor Changed ‘Night of the Living Dead’. Without Duane Jones in the lead, “Night” would still have been an innovative shocker but wouldn’t have hit the cultural nerves it...
Feb 2, 2022 · Duane Jones’ character, and indeed the actor’s performance, in George A. Romero’s cornerstone horror film, represented a significant moment for black actors across Hollywood, as they were finally given proper representation in a film that would go on to become a cultural sensation.
Duane Jones. Actor: Night of the Living Dead. Cult figure who will forever be remembered as Ben, the resourceful, yet ill-fated hero of George A. Romero's low-budget zombie film Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Nov 2, 2018 · Not only did Night of the Living Dead create the modern zombie genre, but also its African American leading actor, Duane Jones, made history all his own.
