William Greaves

Known for

Directing

Life

1926 – 2014 (aged 87)

Born in

New York City, New York, USA

Credits

8 acting credits

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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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