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[[File:marlonriggs.png|200px|thumb|left|Marlon Riggs]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==

1957 - 1994

==Occupation==

Entertainment

==Notable Achievements==

Emmy Award

==Description==

Documentary filmmaker, poet, writer.  Documentaries focused on race, homophobia, and sexuality.  Notable for his controversial documentary 'Tongues Untied' (Berlin Film Festival award).  Recipient of a National Emmy Award (1987).  Themes of his writing also focused on racism and homophobia.

==See Also==

* [[Documentary Filmmakers From the LGBTQ Community]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* http://marlonriggs.com/
* http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/Riggs/RiggsBio.html
* http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/06/obituaries/marlon-riggs-dies-film-maker-was-37.html
* http://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2017/2/27/why-black-gay-filmmaker-marlon-riggs-matters-now