Actor info
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Name :
Stanley Nelson
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Born :
July 7, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA (71 years old)
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Known for :
Directing
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
1 films (2004–2004)
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Also known as :
Stanley Nelson Jr.
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Biography
Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords (1998).
Notable films
- A Place of Our Own (2004) as Self - Narrator (voice)
