John A. Williams

John A. Williams
Williams in 1962 (photo by Carl Van Vechten)
BornJohn Alfred Williams
(1925-12-05)December 5, 1925
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJuly 3, 2015(2015-07-03) (aged 89)
Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • journalist
  • academic
Alma materSyracuse University
Notable worksThe Man Who Cried I Am (1967)
Notable awardsAmerican Book Award
SpouseLori Isaac (m. 1965)

John Alfred Williams (December 5, 1925 – July 3, 2015) was an African American author, journalist, and academic. His novel The Man Who Cried I Am was a bestseller in 1967. Also a poet, he won an American Book Award for his 1998 collection Safari West.