Oscar Micheaux
Directing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born Jan 2, 1884 · Metropolis, Illinois, USA
Active 1919–1951 · Awards: Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
Filmography
The Betrayal (1948) — Novel · DirectorBirthright (1938) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerGod's Step Children (1938) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerTemptation (1935) — DirectorHarlem After Midnight (1934) — Director · WriterBlack Magic (1932) — Director · Producer · WriterThe Girl from Chicago (1932) — Director · Writer · ProducerA Daughter of the Congo (1930) — Director · WriterWhen Men Betray (1929) — Director · ProducerWages of Sin (1929) — Writer · DirectorThe Broken Violin (1928) — Writer · DirectorThe House Behind the Cedars (1927) — Writer · DirectorThe Conjure Woman (1926) — Director · WriterBody and Soul (1925) — Director · Screenplay · ProducerThe Devil's Disciple (1925) — Director · WriterMarcus Garland (1925) — Writer · Director · ProducerBirthright (1924) — Director · WriterThe Virgin of the Seminole (1923) — Writer · DirectorDeceit (1923) — Producer · DirectorThe Dungeon (1922) — Director · Writer · ProducerThe Gunsaulus Mystery (1921) — Producer · Writer · DirectorWithin Our Gates (1920) — Writer · Director · ProducerThe Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan (1920) — Director · Producer · WriterThe Homesteader (1919) — Screenplay · Novel · Producer · Director