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Charles Burnett
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Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Charles Burnett is an American film director, producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1977), My Brother’s Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007). He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV…
Known for
- Hollywood Black — Self2024
- Charles Burnett : Le rebelle silencieux de Watts — Self2022
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? — Self2022
- A Walk with Charles Burnett — Self2019
- We Blew It — Self2017
- Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLA — Himself2016
- Dreams Are Colder Than Death — Self2014
- These Amazing Shadows — Self2011
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey — Self2011
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property — Lucinda2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Burnett
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vicksburg
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- BURNETT Charles-24x30-2008b.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Commons category
- Charles Burnett (director)
- nominated for
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
- date of birth
- 1944-04-13
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- floruit
- 1944-01-01
- writing language
- English language
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