St. Clair Bourne

St. Clair Bourne (February 16, 1943 cite news |first=Dennis |last=Hevesi|title=St.Clair Bourne, Filmmaker, Dies at 64 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/arts/18bourne.html?ref=arts |work= New York Times |publisher=|date=2007-12-18 |accessdate=2008-01-04] – December 15, 2007) was an American documentary filmmaker, who focused on African American social issues and themes. cite news |first=Dennis |last=McLellan |title=St. Clair Bourne; captured the black experience on film |url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/20/st_clair_bourne_captured_the_black_experience_on_film/ |work= Los Angeles Times |publisher=Boston Globe |date=2007-12-20 |accessdate=2008-01-04] He also developed projects which explored African American cultural figures, such as Langston Hughes and Paul Robeson.

Born in Harlem, he moved to Brooklyn when he was two years old. Bourne graduated from Syracuse University in 1967.

Bourne died in Manhattan of pulmonary embolisms following brain surgery on December 15, 2007. He was 64 years old.

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*imdb title|0100093|St. Claire Bourne
* [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2007/12/20/st_clair_bourne_captured_the_black_experience_on_film/?page=1 Boston Globe: St. Clair Bourne; captured the black experience on film]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/arts/18bourne.html?ref=arts New York Times: St.Clair Bourne, Filmmaker, Dies at 64]

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