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William Greaves

William Greaves

William Greaves (October 8, 1926 – August 25, 2014) was a documentary filmmaker and a pioneer of African-American filmmaking. He produced more than two hundred documentary films, and wrote and directed more than half of these. Greaves garnered many accolades for his work, including four Emmy nominations, one of which he won for his work as executive producer on the African-American news program Black Journal. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Greaves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: 1926-10-08 • New York City, New York, USA • 50 titles

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Known For

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane
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Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

Every Nigger Is a Star
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Movie1974

Every Nigger Is a Star

Movie1957

Profile of a Problem Drinker

Nationtime: Gary
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Movie1972

Nationtime: Gary

Movie1982

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

Islands of the Frozen Sea
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Islands of the Frozen Sea

In the Company of Men
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In the Company of Men

Voice of La Raza
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Voice of La Raza

The Dikes
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The Dikes

Trans Canada Summer
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Movie1958

Trans Canada Summer

Movie2001

Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
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Movie1989

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Movie1969

Black Journal: 18

Discovering William Greaves
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Discovering William Greaves

That's Black Entertainment
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Movie1989

That's Black Entertainment

From These Roots
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Movie1974

From These Roots

Wealth of a Nation
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Movie1964

Wealth of a Nation

The First World Festival of Negro Arts
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Movie1966

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Blood and Fire
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Blood and Fire

Movie1984

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story