Oscar Micheaux (1884 - 1951)


* January 2, 1884 Metropolis, Illinois, USA
 March 25, 1951 Charlotte, North Carolina, USA


Books on Oscar Micheaux

Patrick McGilligan
Oscar Micheaux, the great and only, The life of America's first Black filmmaker
New York, 2007

J. Ronald Green
With a crooked stick, The films of Oscar Micheaux
Bloomington, 2004

Books with substantial mentioning of Oscar Micheaux

John C. Tibbetts, James M. Welsh
The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, Volume Two
New York, NY, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 2. Directors
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

G. William Jones
Black Cinema Treasures, Lost and Found
Denton, 1991

Articles on Oscar Micheaux

Charlene Regester, The misreading and rereading of African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, in: Film History, vol. 7, 1995 pp. 426-449

Films

1920
Within Our Gates
The Symbol of the Unconquered

1923
Deceit

1924
A Son of Satan

1925
Body and Soul

1926
The Conjure Woman

1932
Ten Minutes to Live
The Girl from Chicago
Veiled Aristocrats

1935
Murder in Harlem

1937
Underworld

1939
Birthright
Lying Lips

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