Oscar Micheaux

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1884-01-02

Deathday 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar Micheaux licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

Phantom of Kenwood

as Director

The Conjure Woman

as Director

1948
The Betrayal

as Director

1940
1939
Lying Lips

as Director

1938
1938
Birthright

as Director

1938
Swing!

as Director

1937
Underworld

as Director

1935
Murder In Harlem

as Director

1935
Temptation

as Director

1934
1932
1932
1932
Veiled Aristocrats

as Director

1932
Black Magic

as Director

1931
The Darktown Revue

as Director

1931
The Exile

as Director

1930
1930
Easy Street

as Director

1929
When Men Betray

as Director

1929
Wages of Sin

as Director

1928
The Broken Violin

as Director

1928
Thirty Years Later

as Director

1927
The Millionaire

as Director

1927
The Spider's Web

as Director

1925
Body and Soul

as Director

1925
1925
Marcus Garland

as Director

1924
Birthright

as Director

1924
A Son of Satan

as Director

1923
Deceit

as Director

1922
The Dungeon

as Director

1922
1921
The Hypocrite

as Director

1921
1920
Within Our Gates

as Director

1920
The Brute

as Director

1919
The Homesteader

as Director

Writer

1948
The Betrayal

as Novel

1939
Lying Lips

as Writer

1938
God's Step Children

as Screenplay

1938
Birthright

as Screenplay

1938
Swing!

as Screenplay

1937
Underworld

as Writer

1935
1934
1932
Veiled Aristocrats

as Screenplay

1932
1932
Black Magic

as Writer

1932
1931
The Exile

as Writer

1931
1931
The Exile

as Novel

1930
Easy Street

as Writer

1929
Wages of Sin

as Writer

1928
1928
Thirty Years Later

as Screenplay

1927
The Millionaire

as Writer

1927
1925
Body and Soul

as Screenplay

1925
1925
Marcus Garland

as Writer

1924
A Son of Satan

as Writer

1924
Birthright

as Writer

1922
1922
The Dungeon

as Writer

1921
1920
The Brute

as Writer

1920
1919
The Homesteader

as Screenplay

1919

Producer

1940
1939
Lying Lips

as Producer

1938
Swing!

as Producer

1938
1937
Underworld

as Producer

1935
Murder In Harlem

as Producer

1932
1932
Black Magic

as Producer

1932
Veiled Aristocrats

as Producer

1932
1931
The Exile

as Producer

1931
The Darktown Revue

as Producer

1929
When Men Betray

as Producer

1925
Body and Soul

as Producer

1925
Marcus Garland

as Producer

1923
Deceit

as Producer

1922
The Dungeon

as Producer

1921
1920
Within Our Gates

as Producer

1919
The Homesteader

as Producer

Crew

Sniff the Milk

as Thanks