Deceased
How Did Marlon Riggs Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 37Also known asMarlon Troy Riggs, Marlon T. RiggsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn03/02/1957Born inFort Worth, Texas, USADied05/04/1994Died inOaklandCausedeath from AIDS-related complicationsWikidataQ955077 ↗TMDb#1091914 ↗
Marlon Troy Riggs was an American filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black Is... Black Ain't. Being Black and gay, his films examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in the United States. The Marlon Riggs Collection is open to the public at Stanford University Libraries.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tongues UntiedMovie | Self | 33 |