Name
Oscar Micheaux
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1884-01-02
Deathday
1951-03-25 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Metropolis, Illinois, USA
Biography
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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- 2021 Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking as Archival footage
- 1935 Murder In Harlem as Second detective (uncredited)
- 1932 Ten Minutes to Live as Officer 1
- 1920 Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7) as self
- 2024 Hollywood Black ( 4 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
