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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The reconstruction courts of Texas, 1865-1867
- Ethnic notions
- Black is-- black ain't
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Film & TV
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is... Black Ain't. Riggs created aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films that examine past and present…
Known for
- I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs — Self1996
- Black Is… Black Ain’t — Self1995
- Positive Men — Self1995
- Anthem1993
- Absolutely Positive — Self1991
- Tongues Untied — Self1990
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- 9
- Total plays
- 24
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marlon
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth
- Place of death
- Oakland
- Occupation
- video artist
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1957-02-03
- date of death
- 1994-04-05
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
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