- Date Of Birth: May 5, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 20, 2021
- Occupation: Playwright, actor, director and theatrical producer
- City: Manhattan
- State: New York
Douglas Turner Ward (May 5, 1930 – February 20, 2021) 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.
Ward married Diana Powell Ward in 1966. Together, they had two children: Elizabeth Ward–Cuprill and Douglas Powell Ward.
Ward died on February 20, 2021, at his home in Manhattan. He was 90. – Available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License from Wikipedia.
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