Writing · b. 1945 · Newark, New Jersey, U.S. Richard Wesley Other Credits Deacons for Defense Writer 2005 Bojangles Screenplay 2001 Mandela and de Klerk Screenplay 1997 Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story Writer 1992 Native Son Screenplay 1986 Fast Forward Screenplay 1985 The House of Dies Drear Writer 1984 Let's Do It Again Screenplay 1975 Uptown Saturday Night Writer 1974 Agent-readable