Cecil Brown (writer)

Cecil Brown
Born (1943-07-03) July 3, 1943
OccupationWriter and educator
Alma materNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Columbia University; University of Chicago
Period1969–present

Cecil Brown (born July 3, 1943) is an African-American writer and educator. He is a published novelist, short story writer, script writer, and college educator. His noted works include The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger (1969) and work on the 1977 Richard Pryor film Which Way Is Up? as a screenwriter.