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Oscar BlackOscar Micheaux Oscar Micheaux Writer and African-American film director (1884–1951) Oscar Devereaux Micheaux ( US: /mɪˈʃoʊ/ ⓘ; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers,[1] Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer of race films, and has been described as "the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century".[2] He produced both silent films and sound films. Quick facts Born, Died ... Oscar Micheaux Micheaux c. 1913 Born Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (1884-01-02)January 2, 1884 Metropolis, Illinois, U.S. Died March… (Source: Wikipedia)
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