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Essex Hemphill

Personal Info

Known ForActing
Born1967-04-16
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA

Essex Hemphill

Acting

Biography

Essex Hemphill was an openly gay American poet and activist. He is known for his contributions to the Washington, D.C. art scene in the 1980s, and for openly discussing the topics pertinent to the African-American gay community.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Essex Hemphill

Tongues Untied
6.7
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Tongues Untied
1990
Anthem
4.5
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Anthem
1993
Black Is… Black Ain’t
5.8
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Black Is… Black Ain’t
1995
Affirmations
5.6
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Affirmations
1990
Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre
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Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audre
2015
ARCHIVE REEL
EH
EDITION NO. 100
Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac
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Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomac
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Fellow Travelers
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Fellow Travelers
2008

Filmography

Acting (7)

2015
Af-Fixing Ceremony: Four Movements for Essex, Movement I: Essex + Audreas Self
2008
Fellow Travelersas Self (archive)
1995
Black Is… Black Ain’tas Self
5.8
1993
Anthem
4.5
1990
Affirmations
5.6
1990
Tongues Untiedas Self - Poetry Performance
6.7
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Essex Hemphill: From The Anacostia to the Potomacas Self

Production & Directing (1)

1990
Tongues UntiedWriter
6.7