Oscar Micheaux

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Born January 2, 1884 · Metropolis, Illinois, USA

Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Micheaux Book & Film Company produced some films, he is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the twentieth century and the most prominent producer of race films. He produced both silent films and "talkies" after the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Micheaux licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

2021

Murder In Harlem

1935

Ten Minutes to Live

1932

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)

1920

Oscar Micheaux

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