Ronald Fair

Ronald Fair
Born	(1932-10-27) October 27, 1932 Chicago, Illinois
Pen name	Ronal Fair
Occupation	Writer, sculptor
Nationality	African-American
Period	1966–present

Ronald L. 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 1960's 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.

Publications

Norwegian

• 1987 Eva; Rex Forlag

Swedish

• 1978 Gudskelov För snön (Thank God It Snowed); 6/78 BLM, Bonniers Litterära Magasin, December 1978; Arg. 47 Nr 6.

Portuguese

• 2002 Correndo Para A Vida (1st printing), Brazil
• 2010 Correndo Para A Vida (2nd printing), Finland

Spanish

• 2010 Corriendo Hacia La Vida (1st printing) Finland

Lyrics for recordings

• 1980 "A New Kinda Day"; Frendz, Music, H. Silvenoinen; Lyrics, Ronald Fair
• 1980 "Final Awakening"; Frendz, Music, H. Silvenoinen; Lyrics, Ronald Fair
• 1980 "Dancing People"; Frendz, Music, H. Silvenoinen; Lyrics, Ronald Fair

Movies

• 1968 An American Hero, film script for Dino De Laurentiis, Hollywood
• 1971 Hog Butcher, Two drafts. Producer had two heart attacks and sold the rights to someone else
• 1975 Cornbread, Earl & Me, from Hog Butcher
• 1994 Kirje Suomesta, music video, directed by R. Ampuja
• 1995 Who Is Your Neighbour, Mumbai (Bombay), India; P.K. Rajhuns Director. Written and co-produced
• 2000 The Truth by P.K. Rajhuns; Co-produced

Play performances

• 1968 The Emperor's Parade, or, Our Boy Dick; A Political Satire (Chicago)
• 1968 & 69 Sails and Sinkers; comedy; (Chicago; Middletown, Conn Weslayan University.)
• 1988 Animal Christmas, A musical (Helsinki)
• 2002 Animal Christmas, Jyväskylä, Finland
• 2003 Animal Christmas, Kankaanpää, Finland
• 2008 Animal Christmas; Hyderabad, India
• 2009 Animal Christmas; Hyderabad, India

Sculpture

• 
  Jesus Wept, wood, 24 cm
• 
  Three Holes; bronze, 30 cm; Museum Villa Urpo; Ylöjärvi, Finland
• 
  Seven Praising Him; painted wood, 70 X 100; private collection
• 
  Praise Him With Stringed Instruments; painted wood, 25 by 40 cm; private collection
• 
  Mother & Child, wood, 90 X 40 cm; Museum Villa Urpo; Ylöjärvi, Finland
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  Jesus & Two Criminals; Bronze, 5 meters; Museum Villa Urpo; Ylöjärvi, Finland

External links

• "Growing Up Black and Female, Black and Male in Chicago in Gwendolyn Brooks's Maud Martha and Ron Fair's Hog Butcher", in Illinois History Teacher (Volume 3:2, 1996) at Illinois Periodicals Online, Northern Illinois University Libraries
• Ronald Fair at IMDb
• Archive listing of Ronald Fair Collection, Northwestern University Library