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Marlon Riggs

Marlon Riggs

Birthday: 1957-02-03 | Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1990
Tongues Untied

as    Self