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“Renovation talk has been going on since I arrived at Spelman over seven and a half years ago,” Aku Kadogo of Spelman College said.

He later received a Tony Award nomination for his performance as the ill-fated Mufasa in the Broadway version of “The Lion King.”

The veteran actor died peacefully Monday night at his home in Walden, New York, after a three-year battle with prostate cancer.

Samuel E. Wright, Voice Of Sebastian In 'Little Mermaid,' Dies At 74 The actor’s daughter, Dee Kelly, told The Hollywood Reporter that Wright had battled prostate cancer for three years. Actor Samuel E. Wright, who is best known for providing the voice of Sebastian the crab in the 1989 Disney animated classic “The Little Mermaid,” died on Monday at the age of 74. The actor’s daughter, Dee Kelly, told The Hollywood Reporter that Wright had battled prostate cancer for three years. “He was the brightest light,” she said. Although the character of Sebastian gave Wright his pop-culture...

Actor Samuel E. Wright, the voice of Sebastian in The Little Mermaidand co-founder of the Hudson Valley Conservatory performing arts school, has passed away at age 74. The sad news was first shared in a post on the Town of Montgomery’s official Facebook page, which is the town over from Walden, New York, where the Hudson Valley Conservatory resides. The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed with his daughter, Dee, that Wright passed peacefully on Monday night from prostate cancer.  “Sam and his family have impacted countless Hudson Valley youth always inspiring them to reach higher and d...