How Richard Wright’s Native Son Eventually Made It to the Big Screen

… a theatrical adaptation of Native Son. Wright accepted Green … like Bigger,” the protagonist in Native Son. However, “the established … Welles starring Black actor Canada Lee as Bigger Thomas … as an independent production, Native Son could not compete with …… a theatrical adaptation of Native Son. Wright accepted Green … like Bigger,” the protagonist in Native Son. However, “the established … Welles starring Black actor Canada Lee as Bigger Thomas … as an independent production, Native Son could not compete with …