Oscar Micheaux
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-01-02
Day of Death
1951-03-25 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Metropolis, Illinois, USA
Oscar Micheaux
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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Known For
Acting
(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)
Crew
Phantom of Kenwood
Writer, Director
(1948)
The Betrayal
Novel, Director
(1940)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Writer, Director, Producer
(1939)
Lying Lips
Director, Writer, Producer
(1938)
God's Step Children
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(1938)
Birthright
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(1938)
Swing!
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(1937)
Underworld
Director, Producer, Writer
(1935)
Murder In Harlem
Director, Writer, Producer
(1935)
Temptation
Director
(1934)
Harlem After Midnight
Writer, Director
(1932)
Ten Minutes to Live
Director, Producer, Writer
(1932)
The Girl from Chicago
Director, Writer, Producer
(1932)
Veiled Aristocrats
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(1932)
Black Magic
Director, Writer, Producer
(1931)
The Darktown Revue
Writer, Director, Producer
(1931)
The Exile
Writer, Director, Novel, Producer
(1930)
A Daughter of the Congo
Director, Writer
(1930)
Easy Street
Writer, Director
(1929)
Wages of Sin
Writer, Director
(1929)
When Men Betray
Director, Producer
(1928)
Thirty Years Later
Director, Screenplay
(1928)
The Broken Violin
Writer, Director
(1927)
The House Behind the Cedars
Writer, Director
(1927)
The Millionaire
Writer, Director
(1927)
The Spider's Web
Writer, Director
(1926)
The Conjure Woman
Director, Writer
(1925)
Body and Soul
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1925)
The Devil's Disciple
Writer, Director
(1925)
Marcus Garland
Writer, Producer, Director
(1924)
A Son of Satan
Writer, Director
(1924)
Birthright
Director, Writer
(1923)
Deceit
Producer, Director
(1923)
The Virgin of the Seminole
Writer, Director
(1922)
Uncle Jasper's Will
Writer, Director
(1922)
The Dungeon
Director, Producer, Writer
(1921)
The Gunsaulus Mystery
Producer, Writer, Director
(1921)
The Hypocrite
Director
(1920)
The Brute
Writer, Director
(1920)
Within Our Gates
Writer, Director, Producer
(1920)
The Symbol of the Unconquered
Director, Producer, Writer
(1919)
The Homesteader
Novel, Producer, Screenplay, Director