Charles Burnett
Film director
1944 –
Who is Charles Burnett?
Charles Burnett is an African-American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer. His most popular films include Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger, The Glass Shield, and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series.
Considered by the Chicago Tribune as "one of America's very best filmmakers", and by the New York Times as "the nation's least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director", Charles Burnett has had a long and diverse filmmaking career.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Apr 13, 1944
Vicksburg - Also known as
- Charles Burnette
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles
Creative writing
( - 1969) - Master of Fine Arts, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Film
( - 1977) - Theatre
- Los Angeles City College
Electronics
- Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Los Angeles
- Lived in
- Vicksburg
(1944/04/13 - ) - Los Angeles
- Vicksburg
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Charles Burnett." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/charles_burnett_1944>.
Discuss this Charles Burnett biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In