Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Micheaux

b. 1884 — d. 1951 (aged 67) Metropolis, IL
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Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (US pronunciation: i/ˈɒskə.mɪˈʃoʊ/; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, filmdirector 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[1] and the most prominent producer of race films.[2] He produced both silent films and "talkies" after the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors.

Known For

Within Our Gates
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★ 6.4
Within Our Gates
1920
The Exile
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★ 4.8
The Exile
1931
Swing!
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★ 5.6
Swing!
1938
The Symbol of the Unconquered
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★ 5.9
The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920

Filmography

The Betrayal
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★ 7.0
The Betrayal
1948 Director Writer
The Notorious Elinor Lee
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★ 4.3
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940 Director Writer
Lying Lips
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★ 4.6
Lying Lips
1939 Director Writer
Birthright
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★ 5.8
Birthright
1938 Director Writer
Swing!
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★ 5.6
Swing!
1938 Director Writer
God's Step Children
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★ 5.3
God's Step Children
1938 Director Writer
Underworld
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★ 4.7
Underworld
1937 Director Writer
Murder in Harlem
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★ 4.8
Murder in Harlem
1935 Director Writer
Temptation
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Temptation
1935 Director Writer
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Harlem After Midnight
1934 Actor Director Writer
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Phantom of Kenwood
1933 Director
Ten Minutes to Live
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★ 4.1
Ten Minutes to Live
1932 Director Writer
The Girl from Chicago
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★ 4.5
The Girl from Chicago
1932 Director Writer
Veiled Aristocrats
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★ 4.9
Veiled Aristocrats
1932 Director Writer
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Black Magic
1932 Director Writer
The Exile
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★ 4.8
The Exile
1931 Director Writer
The Darktown Revue
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★ 4.7
The Darktown Revue
1931 Director Writer
A Daughter of the Congo
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★ 5.6
A Daughter of the Congo
1930 Director Writer
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Easy Street
1930 Director Writer
Wages of Sin
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★ 7.6
Wages of Sin
1929 Director Writer
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When Men Betray
1928 Director Writer
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Thirty Years Later
1928 Director Writer
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★ 5.8
The Spider's Web
1927 Director Writer
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The Broken Violin
1927 Director Writer
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The House Behind the Cedars
1927 Director Writer
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The Millionaire
1927 Director Writer
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The Devil's Disciple
1926 Director Writer
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The Conjure Woman
1926 Director Writer
Body and Soul
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★ 6.2
Body and Soul
1925 Director Writer
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Marcus Garland
1925 Director Writer
A Son of Satan
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★ 6.2
A Son of Satan
1924 Director Writer
Birthright
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★ 7.4
Birthright
1924 Director Writer
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Ghost of Tolston's Manor
1923 Director
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Deceit
1923 Director
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The Virgin of Seminole
1923 Director Writer
The Dungeon
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The Dungeon
1922 Director Writer
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Uncle Jasper's Will
1922 Director Writer
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The Hypocrite
1921 Director
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The Gunsaulus Mystery
1921 Director Writer
Within Our Gates
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★ 6.4
Within Our Gates
1920 Director Writer
The Symbol of the Unconquered
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★ 5.9
The Symbol of the Unconquered
1920 Director Writer
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The Brute
1920 Director Writer
The Homesteader
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★ 7.7
The Homesteader
1919 Director Writer
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