Director

Marlon Riggs

Directing

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 1All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1091914

IMDb ID: nm0726705

Known for: Directing

Born: February 3, 1957

Died: April 5, 1994

Age: 37

Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1981 - 1996

Years active: 16

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q955077

Also known as

Marlon Troy Riggs • Marlon T. Riggs

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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.