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Stanley Nelson
Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 7, 1955 (69 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 Hour (TV Series) · as Self |