This page highlights African-American performers, filmmakers, directors, producers and others who have made various contributions to the development and advancement of Black cinema from it’s inception through today.
Angelou, Maya (1928 – 2014)
Brooks, Clarence (1896 – 1969)
Chamberlin, Lee (1938 – 2014)
Dee, Ruby (1922 -2014)
Dones, Sidney P. (1888 – 1947)
Graves, Teresa (1949-2002)
Holder, Geoffrey (1930 – 2014)
Jeffries, Herb (1913 – 2014)
Johnson, Jack (1878–1946)
LeGon, Jeni (1916 – 2012)
Maurice, Richard (1893 – ?)
McKinney, Nina Mae (1912 – 1967)
Moore, Juanita (1914 – 2014)
Preer, Evelyn (1896 – 1932)
Black Cinema Connection 