Director

Horace B. Jenkins

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 1949990

IMDb ID: nm0420858

Known for: Directing

Born: February 9, 1941

Died: December 3, 1982

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 1982

Years active: 10

Average TMDB rating: 6.05

Wikidata: Q85058157

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Biography

Horace B. Jenkins (February 9, 1941 – December 3, 1982) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his film Cane River, which was rediscovered after his death. He was the father of music journalist Sacha Jenkins. Jenkins won Emmy awards for his productions of segments of "The Advocates," "Sesame Street" and "30 Minutes," a youth version of "60 Minutes." And for "Sudan Pyramids: A Zandi's Dream," a documentary on public television, he won the 1978 Oscar Micheaux Award for best film and best documentary. As a producer who helped to develop the public-television series "Black Journal," Mr. Jenkins was one of those credited with creating the magazine format now widely used on television.

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