Oscar Micheaux

Legendary director, Oscar Micheaux, was born Oscar Devereaux Micheaux on Jan 2, 1884 in Metropolis, IL. Micheaux died at the age of 67 on Mar 25, 1951 in Charlotte, NC .

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Micheaux was never nominated for an Academy Award.

Oscar (1991, John Landis)

By Andrew Wickliffe on May 31, 2017 From The Stop Button

Excluding prologue and epilogue, Oscar has a present action of roughly four hours. The movie runs just shy of two hours. A lot happens with a lot of characters. And, while the film?s based on a play?which explains the limited setting?and even though it?s not like director Landis does anything specta... Read full article

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, Director, Producer, Writer and Film?Pioneer: Happy Birthday! Born January 2nd; 1884-1951

By C. S. Williams on Jan 2, 2015 From Classic Film Aficionados

,?Director, Producer, Writer, Presenter and film promoter with?42 credits as Director,?38 films as Producer and?39 movies as Writer was born on January 2, 1884. Micheaux was the first?African-American to make a feature-length movie (The Homesteader)?which?was released in... Read full article

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, Director, Producer, Writer and Film Pioneer!

By C. S. Williams on Aug 17, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

,?Director, Producer, Writer, Presenter and film promoter with?42 credits as Director,?38 films as Producer and?39 movies as Writer. Micheaux was the first?African-American to make a feature-length movie (The Homesteader)?which?was released in 1919, 2 years before Charli... Read full article

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, Happy Birthday! Born January 2nd; 1884-1951

By C. S. Williams on Jan 2, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

,?Director, Producer, Writer, Presenter and film promoter with?42 credits as Director,?38 films as Producer and?39 movies as Writer. Micheaux was the first?African-American to make a feature-length movie (The Homesteader)?which?was released in 1919, 2 years before Charli... Read full article

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