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David Moses persists in acting and wins major screen work
Description
A friend told Neville that he had loaned Neville's book Out Of This World to a black actor about to give up the theater; the man did not believe it until Neville autographed a book for him with Blake's line about persisting in folly, after which he persisted in claiming success and won a Greyhound commercial, movie and TV contracts, the Diahann Carroll show, and a pilot for Danny Thomas.
Persons
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
c. 0
(probable)
Told
19 February 1969
Sources
- Source: The Rock ¶12 (Then one day I autographed a book for this gentleman with these words of Blake: “If the fool will persist in his folly he will become wise.” This gentleman’s name is David Moses.)
Benny reports David Moses's career after reading Neville
Description
His friend Benny, present in the room that night, told him of a black actor, David Moses, who was about to quit the theatre until he read Neville's book Out of This World; Neville autographed a book for him with Blake's line about the fool persisting in his folly, and within weeks the man got the Greyhound commercial and then pictures, TV spots, a Diahann Carroll appearance and a Danny Thomas pilot.
Authored by
Anonymous (not verified)
Date (happened)
between 1966 and 1967
Told
17 February 1969
Sources
- Source: The Rock ¶14 (So Benny came to me and told me that this is what he said. The man’s name, by the way, is David Moses. Benny gave me a book to autograph for him and he said, write something in it. Well, I only wrote one little thought from William Blake: “If the fool wo…)