Carlton Moss (born February 14, 1909 in Newark, New Jersey; died August 10, 1997) was an African American screenwriter and film director in the racial segregation era. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar His only major film as a director was the short documentary Frederick Douglass: The House on Cedar Hill.
Moss was raised in both North Carolina and Newark. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States He attended Morgan State University where he formed an acting troupe. Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute (1867-1890 Morgan College (1890-1938 Morgan State College Later he wrote The Negro Soldier for Frank Capra on a promotional, or propaganda, film encouraging racial harmony among World War II soldiers. Frank Russell Capra ( May 18, 1897 &ndash September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American Film World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After this film he became an important figure in independent cinema of African Americans[1] He would have the chance to work with Elia Kazan on Pinky, but left the project as he felt it demeaning to blacks. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American Pinky ( 1949) is a film directed by Elia Kazan. The movie was adapted by Philip Dunne and Dudley Nichols from the novel by He later taught at Fisk University[2] and did educational films about African American history. Fisk University is a historically-black university in Nashville, Tennessee, U [3]
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- Robert McG. Thomas, Jr. , "Carlton Moss, 88, Who Filmed The Black Experience, Dies," New York Times, Aug. 15, 1997.
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