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William Greaves

William Greaves

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.

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-08

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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The Man Who Built Cambodia

The Man Who Built Cambodia

20170.0 / 10

Miracle in Harlem

Miracle in Harlem

19486.2 / 10

The Fight Never Ends

The Fight Never Ends

19480.0 / 10

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

20056.0 / 10

Discovering William Greaves

Discovering William Greaves

20067.0 / 10

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

19687.0 / 10

Souls of Sin

Souls of Sin

19496.0 / 10

Lost Boundaries

Lost Boundaries

19496.4 / 10

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

19667.0 / 10

That's Black Entertainment

That's Black Entertainment

19890.0 / 10

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson

20070.0 / 10

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

19866.0 / 10

Sepia Cinderella

Sepia Cinderella

19474.8 / 10

Where Dreams Come True

Where Dreams Come True

19790.0 / 10

The Marijuana Affair

The Marijuana Affair

19750.0 / 10

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½

20056.0 / 10

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

19687.0 / 10

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

Black Journal: 26; Alice Coltrane

19705.0 / 10

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

19680.0 / 10

Emergency Ward

Emergency Ward

19590.0 / 10

Space For Women

Space For Women

19810.0 / 10

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story

Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story

19840.0 / 10

Blood and Fire

Blood and Fire

19580.0 / 10

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

19667.0 / 10

The Dikes

The Dikes

19550.0 / 10

Wealth of a Nation

Wealth of a Nation

19660.0 / 10

From These Roots

From These Roots

19740.0 / 10

Voice of La Raza

Voice of La Raza

19710.0 / 10

Nationtime

Nationtime

19720.0 / 10

Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter

Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter

19750.0 / 10

Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

20010.0 / 10

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?

19866.0 / 10

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice

19890.0 / 10

Smoke and Weather

Smoke and Weather

19580.0 / 10

High Arctic

High Arctic

19590.0 / 10

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy

19820.0 / 10

Four Religions

Four Religions

19600.0 / 10

Trans Canada Summer

Trans Canada Summer

19580.0 / 10

Bush Doctor

Bush Doctor

19550.0 / 10

The Fighters

The Fighters

19740.0 / 10

That's Black Entertainment

That's Black Entertainment

19890.0 / 10

In the Company of Men

In the Company of Men

19690.0 / 10

Islands of the Frozen Sea

Islands of the Frozen Sea

19580.0 / 10

Profile of a Problem Drinker

Profile of a Problem Drinker

19570.0 / 10

Bustin' Loose

Bustin' Loose

19816.1 / 10

Every Nigger Is a Star

Every Nigger Is a Star

19741.0 / 10

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

19850.0 / 10

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

Black Journal: 23; New-Ark

19700.0 / 10

On Merit

On Merit

19720.0 / 10

Putting It Straight

Putting It Straight

19570.0 / 10

Whose Standard English?

Whose Standard English?

19740.0 / 10

The Best of Black Journal

The Best of Black Journal

19880.0 / 10

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

19760.0 / 10

The Fight

The Fight

19740.0 / 10