Ronald Fair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ronald Fair

American writer

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1932

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: poet, artist, film director, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ronald Lyman Fair (born October 27, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American writer known for his experimental and versatile literary forms.
He is best known for his 1966 novel Hog Butcher, set in 1960s' Chicago.
This was the basis of the 1975 film Cornbread, Earl and Me.
The cast included Rosalind Cash and Laurence Fishburne.
Relocating to Finland, Fair began sculpting in 1977.
In December 1980 he became "born again", thereafter becoming a "Christian writer" and founder of the International Orphans' Assistance Association.