Marlon Riggs
Birth date
February 3, 1957
Death date
April 5, 1994
Place of birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Profession
Directing
Age
37 years
Biography
Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is... Black Ain't. Riggs created aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in America. The Marlon Riggs Collection is now housed at Stanford University Libraries.
Also known as
Marlon Troy RiggsMarlon T. Riggs
