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Oscar Micheaux. Oscar Micheaux (Metropolis, 2 gennaio 1884 – Charlotte, 25 marzo 1951) è stato un regista, sceneggiatore, attore, produttore cinematografico e scrittore statunitense. È considerato uno dei primi registi e produttori cinematografici afroamericani della storia del cinema.
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (US: / m ɪ ˈ ʃ oʊ / ⓘ; (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
23 apr 2024 · Oscar Micheaux (born January 2, 1884, Metropolis, Ill., U.S.—died March 25, 1951, Charlotte, N.C.) was a prolific African American producer and director who made films independently of the Hollywood film industry from the silent era until 1948.
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The country's first major Black filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux (sometimes written as "Michaux"), directed and produced 44 films over the course of his career. Throughout the first half of the 20th century Micheaux depicted contemporary Black life and complex characters in his films, countering the negative on-screen portrayal of Blacks at the time.
5 Photos. Oscar Micheaux, the first African-American to produce a feature-length film ( The Homesteader (1919)) and a sound feature-length film ( The Exile (1931) ), is not only a major figure in American film for these milestones, but because his oeuvre is a window into the American history and psyche regarding race and its deleterious effects ...
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25 ago 2021 · Oscar Micheaux, Hollywood's First Black Movie Mogul. By Jake Rossen | Aug 25, 2021. Pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. / TradingCardsNPS, Flickr // CC BY 2.0. The year 1986 was a...
1 feb 2019 · Oscar Micheaux. A pioneering filmmaker prefiguring independent directors like Spike Lee and Tyler Perry. By MONICA DRAKE. Almost as soon as you settle in to watch the 1939 melodrama “Lying...
