罗伯逊(1898～1976年)
Robeson, Paul (Bustill)
美国歌唱家、演员和社会活动家。父亲曾是一名奴隶，後成为了牧师，母亲是贵格会信徒。他曾就读於卡蒂埃大学，成为了全美足球运动员。作为全班佼佼者毕业後，他在哥伦比亚大学攻读法律学位。由於黑人没有机会读法律，他转向戏剧舞台发展，参加了包括欧尼尔在内的一个剧团，并在他的《上帝的儿女都有翅膀》（1924）和《琼斯皇帝》（1924；电影1933年）中演出，在纽约和伦敦都取得了成功。罗伯逊良好的男低音和中音使他因在《画舫璇宫》（1928）中演唱的〈老人河〉。他在《奥赛罗》中扮演的角色在伦敦（1930）和百老汇（1943）取得了很高的赞誉。1934年访问苏联，成为左翼分子，并继续他的演出生涯。因拒绝退出共产党，其护照在1950年被没收。因在美国遭到恶意的排挤，便离开了美国旅居欧洲，并在苏联集团的国家中旅行，但在1963年因健康问题返回美国。
English version：
1898～1976年
Robeson, Paul (Bustill)
U.S. singer, actor, and activist. Born in Princeton, N.J., to a former slave turned preacher and a Quaker mother, Robeson attended Rutgers Univ., where he was an All-America football player. Graduating at the head of his class, he went on to earn a law degree at Columbia University. Because of a lack of opportunity for blacks in law, he turned to theater, joining a group that included Eugene O'Neill and appearing in his All God's Chillun Got Wings (1924) and The Emperor Jones (1924; film, 1933), a huge success in New York and London. Robeson's superb bass-baritone brought him worldwide renown with his performance of “Ol' Man River” in Show Boat (1928). His lead role in Othello won high praise in London (1930) and on Broadway (1943). He visited the Soviet Union in 1934, and became identified with strong left-wing commitments, while continuing his artistic success. In 1950 his passport was withdrawn because he refused to disclaim membership in the Communist Party. Viciously harassed and ostracized, Robeson left the U.S. to live in Europe and travel in Soviet-bloc countries, but returned in 1963 because of ill health.