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William Greaves

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 10/08/1926 († 87, 08/25/2014) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
William Garfield Greaves (October 8, 1926 – August 25, 2014) was an American documentary filmmaker and a pioneer of film-making. After trying his hand at acting, he became a filmmaker who 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | History

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Awards & Nominations for William Greaves

Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Paul Robeson Award
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Movies with William Greaves as Actor(10)

as Host/Narrator1989 That's Black Entertainment
as Narrator/Interviewer1986 Black Power in America: Myth or Reality?
as Himself / Director1968 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
as Arthur 'Art' Cooper1949 Lost Boundaries
as Isaiah 'Alabama' Lee1949 Souls of Sin
as Bert Hallam1948 Miracle in Harlem

Movies with William Greaves as Crew(39)

Directing/Director2005 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
Production/Producer2005 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 ½
Directing/Director2001 Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey
Directing/Director1989 That's Black Entertainment
Production/Executive Producer1981 Bustin' Loose
Directing/Director1975 The Marijuana Affair
Editing/Editor1975 The Marijuana Affair
Production/Producer1975 The Marijuana Affair
Writing/Writer1975 The Marijuana Affair
Crew/Cinematography1974 Every Nigger Is a Star
Directing/Director1974 From These Roots
Directing/Director1974 Ali - The Fighter
Crew/Cinematography1972 Nationtime
Directing/Director1972 Nationtime
Directing/Director1971 Voice of La Raza
Directing/Director1968 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Production/Producer1968 Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Directing/Director1960 Four Religions
Directing/Director1959 Emergency Ward
Editing/Editor1959 Emergency Ward
Editing/Editor1958 Islands of the Frozen Sea
Directing/Director1958 Smoke and Weather
Writing/Writer1958 Smoke and Weather
Editing/Editor1958 Blood and Fire
Editing/Editor1958 Trans Canada Summer
Directing/Director1957 Putting It Straight
Editing/Editor1957 Profile of a Problem Drinker
Sound/Sound1955 The Dikes

TV Shows/Series with William Greaves as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer1968 Black Journal

Full Name: William Greaves
Born: Friday, 10/08 1926 (October) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 08/25 2014 (August) in Manhattan (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: American English
Educated at: Stuyvesant High School
Employer: National Film Board of Canada
William Greaves frequently works together with these people:
G. William Jones (4x, Crew)
Wolf Koenig (4x, Crew)
Tom Daly (4x, Crew)
Richard Pryor (3x, Actor)
Stevan Larner (3x, Crew)
Calvin Lockhart (3x, Actor)
Boris Gardiner (3x, Cast)
Powell Lindsay (3x, Crew)
Jonathan Gordon (3x, Cast)
Tony Batten (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:107798, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024