Oscar Micheaux The Great and Only The Life of America s First Black Filmmaker
by [McGilligan, Patrick]
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Oscar Micheaux was the Jackie Robinson of film, the black D. W. Griffith--a bigger-than-life American folk hero whose important life story has been nearly forgotten today. The son of freed slaves, he roamed America as a Pullman porter before making his first mark as a homesteader in South Dakota--and going on from there to become the king of the "race cinema" industry, producing and/or directing nearly forty films during a time of Jim Crow segregation when African-American artists were not welcome in Hollywood.
In this groundbreaking new biography, award-winning film historian Patrick McGilligan offers a vivid and fascinating portrait of a true pioneer of American culture who was equal parts visionary, hustler, huckster, innovator, and raffish Barnum-like showman--and the first great African-American filmmaker.
Product Details
- Harper Perennial Brand
- Jun 17, 2008 Pub Date:
- 9780060731403 ISBN-13:
- 0060731400 ISBN-10:
- 402.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 1.17 in * 6.06 in * 8.97 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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