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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.

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Born

Oct 08, 1926

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Aug 25, 2014

Known For

Directing

Movies

14 acting

109 crew

Popularity

0.1

Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
2026 as Self (archival footage)
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968 as Self - Director
★ 6.9
Lost Boundaries
Lost Boundaries
1949 as Arthur 'Art' Cooper
★ 6.6
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
★ 6.3
Miracle in Harlem
Miracle in Harlem
1948 as Bert Hallam
★ 7.5
Sepia Cinderella
Sepia Cinderella
1947 as Patron
★ 5.2
Souls of Sin
Souls of Sin
1949 as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
★ 7.0
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
1986 as Narrator/Interviewer
★ 6.0
That's Black Entertainment
That's Black Entertainment
1989 as Host/Narrator
★ 7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
★ 7.0
Discovering William Greaves
★ 7.0