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Directing
Birthday
October 8, 1926
Died
August 25, 2014
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
William Greaves
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Biography
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.
Known For
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Self
The Man Who Built Cambodia
2017
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Self
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
2007
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Self
Discovering William Greaves
2006
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Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005
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Host/Narrator
That's Black Entertainment
1989
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Narrator/Interviewer
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986
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Self - Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968
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Narrator
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
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Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Souls of Sin
1949
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Arthur 'Art' Cooper
Lost Boundaries
1949
Credits
The Man Who Built Cambodia
as Self
2017
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🎬
Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson
as Self
2007
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Discovering William Greaves
as Self
2006
7.0
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
as Self
2005
6.0
That's Black Entertainment
as Host/Narrator
1989
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Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
as Narrator/Interviewer
1986
6.0
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
as Self - Director
1968
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The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Narrator
1966
7.0
Souls of Sin
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
1949
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Lost Boundaries
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
1949
6.4
Miracle in Harlem
as Bert Hallam
1948
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The Fight Never Ends
1948
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Sepia Cinderella
as Patron
1947
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