David Greaves

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CTL-P-1373 · Person

VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-03513 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1373. Master record source: User-supplied review 2026-10-17 (Once Upon a Time in Harlem review, Oct 15, 2026) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Filmmaker; son of William Greaves; credited director of Once Upon a Time in Harlem; one of the original 1972 cameramen

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Filmmaker; son of William Greaves; credited director of Once Upon a Time in Harlem; one of the original 1972 cameramen

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Role(s): Filmmaker
Known for: Filmmaker; son of William Greaves; credited director of Once Upon a Time in Harlem; one of the original 1972 cameramen

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Once Upon a Time in Harlem — authored by → this record

Sources

https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/neon-acquires-domestic-rights-to-sundance-doc-once-upon-a-time-in-harlem/ (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

David Greaves is the son of William Greaves; Once Upon a Time in Harlem was restored and directed by him; he was one of the original cameramen on the 1972 shoot, guided by his father's notes and workprints; he serves as President of William Greaves Productions.

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