Information AboutDennis Scott |
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Dennis Scott (b. 1939 , Kingston, Jamaica - d. 1991 , New Haven, Connecticut ) was a Jamaica n Poet , Playwright , Actor (best known for appearances on '' The Cosby Show '') and Dancer . Scott was educated at the University Of The West Indies and taught in Jamaica, Trinidad And Tobago , and at Yale University in the United States . Scott was one of the most significant poets writing in the early post-independence period in Jamaica, and his first published collection, ''Uncle Time'', is marked by an effective literary use of the vernacular. He was also a successful playwright, theatre director, and drama teacher. Scott was an original member of the National Dance Theatre Company founded by Rex Nettleford in the 1960s. |
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