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Director
Oscar Micheaux
- Born January 2, 1884 in Metropolis, Illinois, USA
- Died March 25, 1951
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.
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Known for
Within Our Gates1920
Body and Soul1925
Birthright1938
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan1920
The Exile1931
Murder In Harlem1935
Ten Minutes to Live1932
God's Step Children1938
Filmography
- TBAPhantom of KenwoodFilmWriter, Director
- 2024Hollywood BlackSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black FilmmakingFilmArchival footage
- 1948The BetrayalFilmNovel, Director
- 1940The Notorious Elinor LeeFilmWriter, Director, Producer
- 1939Lying LipsFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 1938BirthrightFilmScreenplay, Director, Producer
- 1938God's Step ChildrenFilmScreenplay, Director, Producer
- 1938Swing!FilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1937UnderworldFilmDirector, Producer, Writer
- 1935Murder In HarlemFilmSecond detective (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
- 1935TemptationFilmDirector
- 1934Harlem After MidnightFilmWriter, Director
- 1932Ten Minutes to LiveFilmOfficer 1, Director, Producer, Writer
- 1932The Girl from ChicagoFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 1932Veiled AristocratsFilmScreenplay, Director, Producer
- 1932Black MagicFilmDirector, Writer, Producer
- 1931The ExileFilmWriter, Director, Novel, Producer
- 1931The Darktown RevueFilmWriter, Director, Producer
- 1930A Daughter of the CongoFilmDirector, Writer
- 1930Easy StreetFilmWriter, Director
- 1929Wages of SinFilmWriter, Director
- 1929When Men BetrayFilmDirector, Producer
- 1928Thirty Years LaterFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1928The Broken ViolinFilmWriter, Director
- 1927The House Behind the CedarsFilmWriter, Director
- 1927The MillionaireFilmWriter, Director
- 1927The Spider's WebFilmWriter, Director
- 1926The Conjure WomanFilmDirector, Writer
- 1925Body and SoulFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1925The Devil's DiscipleFilmWriter, Director
- 1925Marcus GarlandFilmWriter, Producer, Director
- 1924A Son of SatanFilmWriter, Director, Producer
- 1924BirthrightFilmDirector, Writer
- 1923DeceitFilmProducer, Director
- 1923The Virgin of the SeminoleFilmWriter, Director
- 1922Uncle Jasper's WillFilmWriter, Director
- 1922The DungeonFilmDirector, Producer, Writer
- 1921The Gunsaulus MysteryFilmProducer, Writer, Director
- 1921The HypocriteFilmDirector
- 1920Within Our GatesFilmWriter, Director, Producer
- 1920The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux KlanFilmDirector, Producer, Writer
- 1920The BruteFilmWriter, Director
- 1920Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)Filmself
- 1919The HomesteaderFilmNovel, Producer, Screenplay, Director