Oscar Micheaux

Known for DirectingBorn 1884-01-02Died 1951-03-25Metropolis, 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Black Magic

The Conjure Woman

Hollywood Black

The Virgin of the Seminole

The Gunsaulus Mystery

The Betrayal

Temptation

Harlem After Midnight

A Daughter of the Congo

When Men Betray

The House Behind the Cedars

The Devil's Disciple

Marcus Garland

Birthright

Wages of Sin

The Broken Violin

Deceit

The Dungeon

The Homesteader

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Easy Street

Thirty Years Later

The Millionaire

The Spider's Web

A Son of Satan

Uncle Jasper's Will

The Hypocrite

The Brute

The Girl from Chicago

Body and Soul

God's Step Children

Swing!

Underworld

Within Our Gates

Veiled Aristocrats

The Symbol of the Unconquered

Birthright

The Exile

Murder In Harlem

Ten Minutes to Live

Lying Lips

The Darktown Revue

The Notorious Elinor Lee

Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 7)

Phantom of Kenwood