Birth Name: Richard Claxton Gregory
Date of Birth: October 12, 1932
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Death: August 19, 2017
Place of Death: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Dick Gregory was an American civil rights activist, comedian, actor, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur.
He was a write-in candidate for President of the United States for the Freedom and Peace Party in 1968.
He was the son of Lucille Franklin and Presley Gregory. He was married to Lillian Smith, with whom he had eleven children.
Source: Dick Gregory on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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