Marlon Riggs
(1957-1994)
American filmmaker
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Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was a Black gay filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black Is... Black Ain't. His films examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in the United States. The Marlon Riggs Collection is open to the public at Stanford University Libraries.
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Marlon Troy Riggs 3 February 1957 Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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5 April 1994 (aged 37) Oakland, California, United States
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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