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Marlon Riggs(1957-1994)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Marlon Riggs
Marlon Riggs was born on 3 February 1957 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Tongues Untied (1989), Color Adjustment (1992) and Black is... Black ain't (1994). He died on 5 April 1994 in Oakland, California, USA.
BornFebruary 3, 1957
DiedApril 5, 1994(37)
BornFebruary 3, 1957
DiedApril 5, 1994(37)
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  • Awards
    • 10 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Tongues Untied (1989)
Tongues Untied
7.1
  • Director
  • 1989
Color Adjustment (1992)
Color Adjustment
7.4
  • Director(as Marlon T. Riggs)
  • 1992
Black is... Black ain't (1994)
Black is... Black ain't
7.7
  • Director
  • 1994
Non, je ne regrette rien (1993)
Non, je ne regrette rien
7.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1993

Credits

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Director



  • Billy Tipton in In the Life (1992)
    In the Life
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Black is... Black ain't (1994)
    Black is... Black ain't
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema (1993)
    Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema
    6.5
    Video
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Non, je ne regrette rien (1993)
    Non, je ne regrette rien
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Color Adjustment (1992)
    Color Adjustment
    7.4
    • Director (as Marlon T. Riggs)
    • 1992
  • Anthem (1991)
    Anthem
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1991
  • P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Affirmations (1990)
    Affirmations
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Tongues Untied (1989)
    Tongues Untied
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Leni Sloan in Ethnic Notions (1986)
    Ethnic Notions
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Long Train Running: The Story of the Oakland Blues (1981)
    Long Train Running: The Story of the Oakland Blues
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981

Producer



  • Black is... Black ain't (1994)
    Black is... Black ain't
    7.7
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Non, je ne regrette rien (1993)
    Non, je ne regrette rien
    7.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Color Adjustment (1992)
    Color Adjustment
    7.4
    • producer (as Marlon T. Riggs)
    • 1992
  • Anthem (1991)
    Anthem
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Circle of Recovery (1991)
    Circle of Recovery
    • Consulting Producer
    • 1991
  • Tongues Untied (1989)
    Tongues Untied
    7.1
    • producer (as Marlon T. Riggs)
    • 1989
  • Leni Sloan in Ethnic Notions (1986)
    Ethnic Notions
    8.0
    • producer
    • 1986

Writer



  • Non, je ne regrette rien (1993)
    Non, je ne regrette rien
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Color Adjustment (1992)
    Color Adjustment
    7.4
    • Writer (as Marlon T. Riggs)
    • 1992
  • Tongues Untied (1989)
    Tongues Untied
    7.1
    • Writer (as Marlon T. Riggs)
    • 1989
  • Long Train Running: The Story of the Oakland Blues (1981)
    Long Train Running: The Story of the Oakland Blues
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1981

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Marlon T. Riggs
  • Born
    • February 3, 1957
    • Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 1994
    • Oakland, California, USA(AIDS)
  • Parents
      Alvin Charles Riggs
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie

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