Oscar Micheaux

Quick Facts

Full Name	Oscar Micheaux
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 1884(1884-01-02)
Age	140
Date Of Death	1951-03-25
Birthplace	Metropolis
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Capricorn

Oscar Micheaux Biography

Oscar Micheaux is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 2, 1884 in Metropolis, Illinois, United States. Screenwriter and screenwriter, author of the novel The Conquest, which he later turned into the screenplay The Homesteader, a silent film. Other films that are based on the life of African-Americans, include Americans are Within Our Gates (1920) and The Conjure Woman (1926).

The novel he wrote, The Homesteader, was dedicated to His novel, The Homesteader, was dedicated to Booker T. Washington..

The father of Micheaux was born to slavery in Kentucky and Micheaux along with his 12 siblings were raised on an agricultural farm in Metropolis, Illinois. He later married Orlean McCracken.

Oscar Micheaux Net Worth

Oscar Micheaux is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oscar Micheaux 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was waiter in Chicago in his teens. After being employed by a large railroad corporation for a short time and then becoming the homesteader of South Dakota.

His earliest works were published in The Chicago Defender.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Oscar Micheaux Dating?

According to our records, Oscar Micheaux married to Alice B. Russell , Orlean McCracken. As of December 1, 2023, Oscar Micheaux’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Oscar Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Oscar Micheaux celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Oscar Micheaux

1. Oscar Micheaux was born in 1884 in Illinois.
2. He wrote and directed over 40 films.
3. Micheaux was the first African-American to produce a feature-length film.
4. His films often tackled issues of race and discrimination.
5. He founded his own production company, Micheaux Film Corporation.
6. The Homesteader (1919) was his first feature film.
7. Within Our Gates (1920) is considered one of his most important works.
8. He self-published seven novels before turning to filmmaking.
9. In 2019, a biopic about Micheaux’s life titled “The Czar of Black Hollywood” was announced.
10. He died in 1951 at the age of 67 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Why was Oscar Micheaux significant?

Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer of race films, and has been described as “the most successful African-American filmmaker of the …

Did Oscar Micheaux win any awards?

DGA Golden Jubilee Special Award

Was Oscar Micheaux Haitian?

Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.

What was groundbreaking about the filmmaker Oscar Micheaux?

The most prolific and tireless voice during this period was Oscar Micheaux, who blazed trails in Black American cinema beginning with his 1919 feature debut, “The Homesteader,” the first feature film written and directed by an African American.

What did Oscar Micheaux do for the civil rights movement?

Micheaux’s films were important to many people, though his name has not always been well recognized. He helped dismiss stereotypes of Black people as childlike or the White man’s burden. Micheaux, in his films, emphasized the everyday lives of African-Americans and the racial prejudices they faced.