Oscar Micheaux

CTL-E-4550 · Person · producer · 1884-1951

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Pioneering Black filmmaker, author, and independent producer (1884-1951); the most prolific Black director of the first half of the 20th century; wrote seven novels and directed 44 films; set up the Micheaux Film Corporation in Chicago in 1918.

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Micheaux Film Corporation founded (1918) — initiated
Oscar Micheaux set up the Micheaux Film Corporation in Chicago in 1918.

Sources

RogerEbert.com, 'Retrospective: Oscar Micheaux and the Birth of Black Independent Cinema'. https://www.RogerEbert.com/features/retrospective-oscar-micheaux-and-the-birth-of-black-independent-cinema

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