Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Lonne Elder III

Born: December 26, 1927
Died: June 11, 1996 (aged 68)
Bio: Lonne Elder III was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Elder was one of the leading African American figures who aggressively informed the New York theater world with social and political consciousness. He also wrote scripts for television and film.
Known for:
- Sounder (1972)
- Bustin' Loose (1981)
- A Woman Called Moses (1978)
- Melinda (1972)
- Part 2, Sounder (1976)







