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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).
Duane Jones is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's Television Universe. He is a minor character in The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. He is the son of Morgan and Jenny Jones.
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).
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, written by Romero and John Russo, produced by Russell Streiner and Karl Hardman, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea.
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.
Feb 8, 2021 · It was full of unexpected twists and turns, but one of the most profound revelations of the journey was discovering that the lead actor of Romero’s iconic 1968 film, “Night of the Living Dead,” Duane Jones, was a Pitt alumnus (EDUC ’59). Jones played the lead role—a first by an African American actor in a horror film.
Interview with Duane Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLOlAPVpqYIMore resources and videos on Black History in Horror : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Dec 11, 2023 · George A. Romero considered a happier ending for Night of the Living Dead, but star Duane Jones (correctly) convinced him that was a bad idea.
