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Person Detail: Rudolf Fisher
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| Full Name: Rudolf Fisher | ||
| Biography: (1897-1934) Writer. Rudolph Fisher was an African American doctor who wrote "The City of Refuge," a short story; "The Caucasian Storms Harlem," an essay; and two novels, "The Walls of Jericho" and "The Conjure Man Dies," which is said to be the first mystery written by an African American. Fisher was born in Washington, District of Columbia, raised in Rhode Island, practiced medicine in Harlem, New York, and was an active participant in the Harlem Renaissence. |
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| 1897 |
(Unknown) County Rudolph John Chauncey Fisher was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on May 9, 1897. |
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| 1934 |
New York County Rudolph Fisher died at the Edgecombe Sanitarium in Manhattan, New York, on December 26, 1934. |
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| 1987 |
(Unknown) County The City of Refuge: The Collected Stories of Rudolph Fisher (Pub: University of Missouri Press. ISBN: ) Collectiion of short stories, edited by John McCluskey Jr. |
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| 1927 |
(Unknown) County The Caucasian Storms Harlem (Pub: American Mercury magazine. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/rudolph-fisher#ixzz2Si4N3DxI ISBN: ) Essay. |
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| 1928 |
(Unknown) County The Walls Of Jericho (Pub: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN: ) Novel. |
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| 1932 |
(Unknown) County The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem (Pub: Covici-Friede. ISBN: ) Novel. |
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| 1987 |
(Unknown) County The Short Fiction of Rudolph Fisher (Pub: Praeger. ISBN: 0313213488 / 978-0313213489) Collection of short stories, edited by Margaret Perry. |
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| 1934 |
Bronx County Rudolph Fisher was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York. |
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| 1926 |
(Unknown) County High Yaller Short story. |
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| 1933 |
(Unknown) County Miss Cynthie (Pub: Story Magazine. ISBN: ) Short story. |
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| 1930 |
(Unknown) County Common Meter (Pub: The Baltimore African-American. ISBN: ) Short story. |
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| 1927 |
(Unknown) County Blades of Steel (Pub: Atlantic Monthly. ISBN: ) Short story. |
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New York County Dr. Fisher practiced medicine in Harlem, Manhattan, New York. |
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Queens County Dr. Fisher had a home in Jamaica, Queens, New York. |
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