David E. Talbert

David E. Talbert (born February 10, 1966) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He is a graduate of Morgan State University and attended the New York University film program.

Talbert has won numerous NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a Man, and a New York Literary Award in 2007 for his musical stageplay, Love in the Nick of Tyme. Talbert has also produced a television reality show, Stage Black, in which actors and singers compete to win a part in one of his plays.

Talbert's first film, First Sunday, was released in 2008. The film stars Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan and Katt Williams. More recently, he signed a first look deal with Netflix.

Novels

 * Baggage Claim (2003)
 * Love on the Dotted Line (2005)
 * Love Don't Live Here No More: Book One of Doggy Tales (2006, with Snoop Dogg)

Plays

 * Tellin' It Like It Tiz (1991–1993)
 * Lawd Ha' Mercy (1993–1994)
 * What Goes Around Comes Around (1994–1995)
 * He Say She Say... But What Does God Say? (1996)
 * A Fool And His Money (1997)
 * Talk Show Live (1998)
 * Mr. Right Now (1998–1999)
 * His Woman, His Wife (2000)
 * The Fabric Of A Man (2001)
 * Love Makes Things Happen (2002)
 * Love On Lay-a-way (2003)
 * Love in the Nick of Tyme (2009)
 * What My Husband Doesn't Know (2011)
 * Suddenly Single (2012)
 * Another Man Will (2015)