Biography
Nelson George (born September 1, 1957) is an American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award. George attended St. John's University. He was an intern at the New York Amsterdam News before being hired as black music editor for Record World. He later served as a music editor for Billboard magazine from 1982 to 1989. While there, George published two books: Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound in 1986, and The Death of Rhythm & Blues in 1988. He also wrote a column, entitled "Native Son", for the Village Voice from 1988 to 1992. He first got involved in film when, in 1986, he helped to finance director Spike Lee's debut feature She's Gotta Have It.A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, New York, George still resides in the Fort Greene section of the borough.
Filmography
all 62
Movies 43
self 36
TV Shows 19
Director 10
Producer 8
Writer 5
Thriller 40 (2023)
Dear Mama (2023)
Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World (2023)
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen (2023)
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
Sidney (2022)
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution (2022)
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021)
With Drawn Arms (2020)
Soul America (2020)
The Black Godfather (2019)
The Minnesota Sound (2019)
Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (2018)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017)
Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus (2017)
The Nineties (2017)
The Get Down (2016)
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story (2016)
A Ballerina's Tale (2015)
Hustlers Convention (2015)
Top Five (2014)
Finding the Funk (2014)
Soul Power! (2013)
Disdain the Mundane (2013)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)
All Hail the Beat (2012)
The Announcement (2012)
Brooklyn Boheme (2012)
Downtown Calling (2009)
Good Hair (2009)
Life After (2009)
Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson (2009)
Unsung (2008)
The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
Life Support (2007)
American Gangster (2006)
The N Word (2006)
Unstoppable (2005)
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
One Special Moment (2001)
Raisin' Kane: A Rapumentary (2001)
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999)
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996)
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993)
CB4 (1993)
Strictly Business (1991)
Suspect (1991)
Def by Temptation (1990)
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul (1988)
Revisiting The Learning Tree
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GenderMale
Birthday1957-09-01 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAmerican Book Awards
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