Biography
Gilbert Moses III (1942–1995) was an American stage, film and television director. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began acting as a child at Karamu House and studied at Oberlin College and the Sorbonne before leaving to join the civil rights movement. He co-founded the Free Southern Theater, a pioneering Black touring company, in 1963.
Moses made his Broadway debut directing Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971), earning a Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award. His off-Broadway work included Obie Award-winning productions of Slave Ship (1969) and The Taking of Miss Janie (1975). He directed episodes of the miniseries Roots (1977), as well as Benson and Law & Order, and the films Willie Dynamite (1974) and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979).
He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Roots. Moses was married three times, including to actress Denise Nicholas and singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.
