Film historian And Author Donald Bogle On "Hollywood Black: The Stars, The Films, The Filmmakers" And More!
Maggie speaks extensively with Film historian, educator and author Donald Bogle is one of the foremost authorities on African Americans in the movies. With a series of provocative, culturally significant books, Bogle almost single-handedly pioneered the study, appreciation, and value of the work and achievements--as well as the heroic struggles--of Black artists working in films.
With his very first book, Donald Bogle won the Theatre Library Association Award for Film. That book, now in its 5th expanded, updated edition, it is considered a classic study of Black movie images in America and is used in courses at colleges and universities around the country.
Mr. Bogle has also appeared as a commentator on television, including Henry Louis Gates’s Peabody award-winning PBS series The African-Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.
He also has a long association with Turner Classic Movies and, in his recent book "Hollywood Black: The Stars, The Films, The Filmmakers" (which is a Turner Classic Movies film book) he has continued his pioneering examination of African American film history.
Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to our late host, Robert Osborne, with the Robert Osborne Award, presented annually at the TCM Classic Film Festival to an individual whose work has helped preserve the cultural heritage of classic film for future generations. In 2023, TCM honors film historian, author, and professor Donald Bogle for his pioneering studies of African American cinema and his tireless efforts to elevate the achievements of Black performers and filmmakers.
Source: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/donald-bogle
Source: https://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/people/donald-bogle
Source: https://filmfestival.tcm.com/programs/the-robert-osborne-award/
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