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Ed Dwight Jr.

Acting

Born September 9, 1933 · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Also known as Edward Joseph Dwight Jr.

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Biography

Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, and former test pilot. He is the first African American to have entered the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. He was controversially not selected to officially join NASA.

Awards & recognition

  • honorary doctorate · 1986

Filmography3 titles

The Space Race

2023as Self

Woman in Motion

2019as Self

Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier

2020as Self