William Cameron

William Cameron

William Cameron is best known as the author of Violet Sharp, winner of the 2007 Julie Harris Playwriting Prize. Violet Sharp, a drama of the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, received its world premiere at Theatre 40 in Los Angeles in 2009 and was published by Samuel French in 2012. More recently, Bill’s drama Truth Be Told has received national attention. A taut, two-character drama exploring the aftermath of a mass shooting, Truth Be Told won both the 2020 Stanley Drama Award from Wagner College and the W. Keith Hedrick Playwriting Contest from HRC Showcase Theatre. Truth Be Told was also featured in this year’s Ashland New Plays Festival in Ashland, Oregon, as well as the Dayton Playhouse's FutureFest 2021. Bill’s plays have been performed around the country, including off-off Broadway at the Harold Clurman Theatre, the Source Theatre in Washington, DC, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival, and numerous community and academic theatres. Professor emeritus of Theatre and Communication Arts at Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, William has written several plays tailored specifically to his students. These include Intersect, a drama about racial tensions at a small college, and Cease to Exist, a chronicle of the Manson murders. Bill lives in Washington, Pennsylvania with his wife, artist and actress Susan Martinelli.

Known For: Acting

Born: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA, 1955-01-21

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Day of the Dead	Featured Zombie	70
2	1989	No Place Like Home	Fireman Johnson	65
3	1990	Criminal Justice	Mitchell	64
4	1990	Night of the Living Dead	The Newman	69
5	1991	Bump in the Night	Roger Freemantle	58
6	1991	Guilty Until Proven Innocent	Nat Laurendi	69
7	1991	Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace	Howard Blum	55
8	1992	Hoffa	State Trooper	63
9	1992	Lorenzo's Oil	Pellerman	71
10	1993	The Dark Half	Officer Hamilton	60
11	1994	A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story	Newsman	52
12	1995	Sudden Death	Secret Service Agent	60
13	1996	The Assassination File	Agent #2	52

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