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Oscar Micheaux
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…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2024
Hollywood Black
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Movie Archival footage
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1948
The Betrayal
Movie Novel
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1940
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Movie Director
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1939
Lying Lips
Movie Director
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1938
God's Step Children
Movie Director
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1938
Swing!
Movie Director
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1938
Birthright
Movie Director
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1937
Underworld
Movie Director
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1935
Murder In Harlem
Movie Second detective (uncredited)
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1935
Temptation
Movie Director
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1934
Harlem After Midnight
Movie Director
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1932
Black Magic
Movie Director
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1932
Ten Minutes to Live
Movie Officer 1
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1932
The Girl from Chicago
Movie Director
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1932
Veiled Aristocrats
Movie Director
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1931
The Exile
Movie Director
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1931
The Darktown Revue
Movie Director
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1930
Easy Street
Movie Director
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1930
A Daughter of the Congo
Movie Director
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1929
When Men Betray
Movie Director
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1929
Wages of Sin
Movie Writer
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1928
The Broken Violin
Movie Writer
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1928
Thirty Years Later
Movie Screenplay
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1927
The Millionaire
Movie Writer
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1927
The Spider's Web
Movie Director
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1927
The House Behind the Cedars
Movie Writer
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1926
The Conjure Woman
Movie Director
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1925
Body and Soul
Movie Director
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1925
The Devil's Disciple
Movie Director
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1925
Marcus Garland
Movie Writer
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1924
A Son of Satan
Movie Writer
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1924
Birthright
Movie Director
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1923
The Virgin of the Seminole
Movie Writer
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1923
Deceit
Movie Producer
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1922
The Dungeon
Movie Director
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1922
Uncle Jasper's Will
Movie Writer
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1921
The Hypocrite
Movie Director
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1921
The Gunsaulus Mystery
Movie Producer
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1920
The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
Movie Director
