Stanley Nelson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 72 |
| Date of birth | June 7,1951 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | New York |
| United States | |
| Production company | Firelight Media |
| Parents | A'lelia Ransom Nelson |
| Dr. Stanley Nelson | |
| A’lelia Ransom Nelson | |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
| News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form | |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking | |
| News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Research | |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Nonfiction Programming | |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | |
| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary | |
| Education | The City College of New York |
| New Lincoln School | |
| Siblings | Jill Nelson |
| Ralph Nelson | |
| Lynn Nelson | |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 697072 |
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Freedom Riders
The Murder of Emmett Till
Freedom Summer
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Wounded Knee
Two Dollars and a Dream
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
When I Walk
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind
Rise Up: The Movement That Changed America
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Freedom Riders
The Murder of Emmett Till
Freedom Summer
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Wounded Knee
Two Dollars and a Dream
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
When I Walk
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind
Rise Up: The Movement That Changed America
Stanley Nelson Life story
Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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