Gerald Early, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gerald Early

American poet

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1952

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: poet, author, music critic, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gerald Lyn Early (born April 21, 1952) is an American essayist and American culture critic.
He is currently the Merle Kling Professor of Modern letters, of English, African studies, African American studies, American culture studies, and Director, Center for Joint Projects in the Humanities and Social Sciences at Washington University in St.
Louis, Missouri.He also served as a consultant on Ken Burns' documentary films Baseball, Jazz, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, and The War.
He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio's Fresh Air.
His essays have appeared in numerous editions of Best American Essays series.
He writes on topics as diverse as American literature, the Korean War, African American culture, Afro-American autobiography, non-fiction prose, baseball, jazz, prizefighting, Motown, Miles Davis, Muhammad Ali and Sammy Davis Jr.