The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Bill Duke

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Bill Duke

9/19/2008; 11/20/2019

Film director and actor Bill Duke (1943- ) has over 100 directing and acting credits, including for directing American Playhouse, A Rage in Harlem, and Sister Act 2, and acting in Fastlane, Commando, Predator, Menace II Society, and X-Men: The Last Stand. Duke was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 9/19/2008 and 11/20/2019, in Los Angeles, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 39m 48s

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Duke, Bill, 1943-

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Film director and actor Bill Duke was born William Henry Hudson Duke, Jr. on February 26, 1943 in Poughkeepsie, New York to Ethel Louise and William Henry Hudson Duke, Sr. Duke earned his A.A. degree from Dutchess Community College before attending Boston University, where he originally enrolled as a pre-med student, but earned his B.A. degree in theatre. He received his M.A. degree in fine arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Duke later attended the American Film Institute....