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Directing

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-02-03

Day of Death

1994-04-05 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Marlon Troy Riggs

Marlon T. Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Biography

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 representations of race and sexuality in America. The Marlon Riggs Collection is now housed at Stanford University Libraries.

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Directing