William Greaves

Directing

Born 08 Oct 1926 Died 25 Aug 2014 New York City, New York, USA

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Once Upon a Time in Harlem

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2026

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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