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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-10-08 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2017

2007

2006

2005

1989

1986

1968

1966

1949

Souls of Sin as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee
Lost Boundaries as Arthur 'Art' Cooper

1948

Miracle in Harlem as Bert Hallam

Directing

1981

Space For Women as Director

1979

1974

From These Roots as Director
The Fighters as Director
The Fight as Director

1972

Nationtime as Director
On Merit as Director

1971

Voice of La Raza as Director

1969

1960

Four Religions as Director

1959

Emergency Ward as Director

1958

Smoke and Weather as Director

1957

Production

1981

Space For Women as Producer
Bustin' Loose as Executive Producer

1972

Nationtime as Producer

1971

Voice of La Raza as Producer

1958

Smoke and Weather as Producer

Editing

1972

Nationtime as Editor

1971

1960

Four Religions as Editor

1959

Emergency Ward as Editor
High Arctic as Editor

Writing

1981

Space For Women as Writer

1975

1972

Nationtime as Writer

1971

1959

High Arctic as Writer

1958

Sound

1958

1955

The Dikes as Sound
Bush Doctor as Sound

Crew

1974

Every Nigger Is a Star as Cinematography

1972

Nationtime as Cinematography

1971

Voice of La Raza as Cinematography

1960

Four Religions as Cinematography

Camera

1982

1976