The Story of the Black Film Industry
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
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as Self - Author
DeceasedBorn: March 25, 1939
Died: December 9, 1995
Age at death: 56
as Self - Historian
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self - Illustrator
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self - Archivist
DeceasedBorn: June 25, 1931
Died: September 14, 2023
Age at death: 92
as Self - Filmmaker
DeceasedBorn: April 14, 1909
Died: August 10, 1997
Age at death: 88
as Self - Actress
DeceasedBorn: September 17, 1905
Died: January 2, 1995
Age at death: 89
as Self - Actress
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self - Journalist
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self - Actor
DeceasedBorn: September 24, 1913
Died: May 25, 2014
Age at death: 100
as Self - Actress
DeceasedBorn: September 29, 1910
Died: September 15, 1997
Age at death: 86
as Narrator
DeceasedBorn: November 27, 1945
Died: December 31, 2013
Age at death: 68
as Introduction
DeceasedBorn: July 7, 1933
Died: August 7, 2022
Age at death: 89