Marlon Riggs

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1957-02-03

Deathday 1994-04-05 (37 years old)

Place of Birth Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Also Known As Marlon Troy Riggs, Marlon T. Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Biography

Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is... Black Ain't. Riggs created aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in America. The Marlon Riggs Collection is now housed at Stanford University Libraries.

Known For

Director

1993
Boys' Shorts

as Director

1993
No Regret

as Director

1993
Anthem

as Director

1992
Color Adjustment

as Director

1990
Tongues Untied

as Director

1990
Affirmations

as Director

1986
Ethnic Notions

as Director

Producer

1993
Anthem

as Producer

1993
No Regret

as Producer

1992
Color Adjustment

as Producer

1990
Tongues Untied

as Producer

1990
Affirmations

as Producer

1986
Ethnic Notions

as Producer

Writer

1993
No Regret

as Writer

1992
1990
Affirmations

as Writer

1990
Tongues Untied

as Writer

1986
Ethnic Notions

as Writer

Camera

1990
Tongues Untied

as Director of Photography

Sound

1990
Tongues Untied

as Original Music Composer