St. Clair Bourne
St. Clair Bourne (* 16th February 1943 in Harlem ; † 15. December 2007 in Brooklyn ) was an Emmy -nominierter American documentary film - director , film producer and screenwriter .
Life
Bourne attended Georgetown University in the 1960s , where he was expelled from campus after a protest. He then volunteered for the Peace Corps and was deployed in Lima . Later finished his studies of journalism and political science at Syracuse University from. He was then given a scholarship at an art college, but after a peace demonstration on the university grounds, he was also expelled there.
In the early 1970s he founded his own production company Chamba , which he ran until his death and with which he made well over 40 films (including for the stations HBO , PBS , BBC and National Geographic ); his sometimes controversial documentaries dealt largely with racism against Afro-Americans, as well as African-American leading figures such as Langston Hughes and Paul Robeson .
At the time of his death, he was working on a documentary about the photographer Ernest Withers , who had accompanied Martin Luther King on his public appearances.
Filmography
Director (selection)
- 1971: Ourselves
- 1972: A Piece of the Block
- 1972: Pusher Man
- 1974: Let the Church Say Amen!
- 1975: A Nation of Common Sense
- 1989: Making "Do the Right Thing"
- 1996: John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
- 2001: Dr. Ben
Producer (selection)
- 1971: Something to Build On
- 1972: A Piece of the Block
- 1975: A Nation of Common Sense
- 1976: The Long Night
- 1989: Making "Do the Right Thing"
- 1996: Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault
- 1999: Innocent Until Proven Guilty
- 2000: Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Screenwriter
- 1971: Something to Build On
- 1972: Nothing But Common Sense
- 1975: A Nation of Common Sense
Web links
- St. Clair Bourne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- New York Times: Death report in the New York Times (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bourne, St. Clair |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourne, St. Claire Cecil (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American director |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Harlem , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 2007 |
Place of death | Brooklyn , New York |