Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Micheaux

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Birth Name: Oscar Devereaux Micheaux

Born: 2 January 1884 Died: 25 March 1951

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 0"

Ethnicity: Black / African descent

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Alice B. Russell

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About: Micheaux was an American author and film director. Although predated by the short lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company that put out smaller films, he is regarded as the first African-American feature filmmaker, and the most prominent producer of race films.

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1. Within Our Gates (1920)

Rating:

6.8

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2. Body and Soul (1925)

Rating:

7.3

3 want to see

3. The Exile (1931)

Rating:

10

1 Watched

4. God's Step Children (1938)

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5. The Homesteader (1919)

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Movies directed by

1. Within Our Gates (1920)

Rating:

6.8

31 want to see

2. Body and Soul (1925)

Rating:

7.3

3 want to see

3. The Exile (1931)

Rating:

10

1 Watched

4. God's Step Children (1938)

1 want to see

5. The Homesteader (1919)

1 want to see

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Movies

1. Murder in Harlem (1935)

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2. Harlem After Midnight (1934)

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Silent Film Directors (146 person items)