Simeon Wright(1942-2017)

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The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005)

Simeon Wright was born on 15 October 1942 in Doddsville, Mississippi, USA. He was a producer, known for Till (2022), The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Annie. He died on 4 September 2017 in Countryside, Illinois, USA.

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Born
- October 15, 1942
- Doddsville, Mississippi, USA
Died
- September 4, 2017
- Countryside, Illinois, USA(complications from bone cancer)
Spouse
- Annie? - September 4, 2017 (his death)
Other works
Book: "Simeon's Story: The Kidnapping of Emmett Till"Chicago Review Press. ISBN-13: 978-156976819 with Herb Boyd
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Trivia
After Till's killers were acquitted at trial, Wright's father moved the family to Chicago.

Quotes
It scared us half to death. We were almost in shock. We couldn't get out of there fast enough, because we had never heard of anything like that before. A black boy whistling at a white woman? In Mississippi? No. [on his reaction to his cousin Emmett whistling at a white woman in a grocery store]