Personal Info
Known For
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.
