William Greaves

Born

October 8, 1926

Died

August 25, 2014 (87 years old)

Known For

Directing

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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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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