Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Micheaux was born in 1884 and died in 1951. He was a successful filmmaker and a novelist. He organized a film corporation in 1918, where he made more than 35 films. The organization was called the Micheaux Film Corporation. It was known because it was the longest and made the most films for a film organization. Oscar made his last film in 1948 called "The Betrayal." It was about a black homesteader from South Dakota whom fell in love …

…Fellini and Akira Kurosawa with its Golden Jubilee Special Award. The Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame honors artists every year at the Oscar Micheaux Award Ceremony. In Gregory, South Dakota, the Oscar Micheaux Festival is an eagerly anticipated annual event. In Hollywood, the Oscar Micheaux Award is presented each year by the Producers Guild of America. And the most independent moviemaker there ever was even has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame