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Stanley Nelson
Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn July 7, 1955 (70 years)
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).
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 2020 | The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The ReidOut (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | A Place of Our Own · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Democracy Now! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | PBS News (TV Series) · as Self |