Legendary actor Billy Dee Williams returns to his birthplace of Harlem to discuss his latest memoirWhat Have We Here? From his first film role in The Last Angry Man to the first Black character in the Star Wars universe, hear Williams describe all that has sustained and carried him through a lifetime of dreams and adventure. He will be in conversation with communications veteran Harriette Cole.
Billy Dee Williams was born and raised in New York City. He has starred in forty movies, seven Broadway plays, and has made more than forty television shows and TV movies combined. He lives in Los Angeles. Search the Schomburg Center’s collections for more on Williams.
Want more Billy Dee Williams? Join us earlier in the day for a Valentine’s Day screening of Mahogany, the ’70s classic starring Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams.
Signed copies of What Have We Here? will be available for purchase from the Schomburg Shop in Harlem.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, NY 10030
Wednesday, February 14
6:30 – 8:30pm
Free -Register Here
