Horace B. Jenkins

Horace B. Jenkins (February 9, 1941 – December 3, 1982) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his film Cane River, which was rediscovered after his death. He was the father of music journalist Sacha Jenkins.

Jenkins won Emmy awards for his productions of segments of "The Advocates," "Sesame Street" and "30 Minutes," a youth version of "60 Minutes." And for "Sudan Pyramids: A Zandi's Dream," a documentary on public television, he won the 1978 Oscar Micheaux Award for best film and best documentary. As a producer who helped to develop the public-television series "Black Journal," Mr. Jenkins was one of those credited with creating the magazine format now widely used on television.

Roles

Director, writer, producer

Born

9 February 1941

Died

3 December 1982

On Pheelm

1 film directed, 1982

Link

IMDb