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Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50036634

Fuller Name

Oscar Devereaux

Variants

Pioneer, 1884-1951

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n50036634

Identifies RWO

Birth Date
Death Date
Descriptor
Associated Locale
Associated Language
Field of Activity
Motion picture industry

Occupation
Motion picture producers and directors
Authors

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++50036634#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951
Oscar Micheaux Label from public data source Wikidata
Oscar Micheaux

Sources

found: The conquest, 1913:title page (by the pioneer)

found: Writing himself into history, 2000:CIP galley (Oscar Micheaux, 1884-1951)

found: Wikipedia, Dec. 5, 2016(Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (Jan. 2, 1884 - March 25, 1951) was an African American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films; he is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, the most successful of the first half of the 20th century, and the most prominent producer of race films; he produced both silent films and sound films when the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Micheaux

LC Classification

PS3525.I1875

Instance Of

Scheme Membership(s)

Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

Change Notes

1980-07-10: new
2023-05-03: revised

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