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Elijah Muhammad(1897-1975)

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Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad was born on 7 October 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia, USA. He was married to Clara Evans. He died on 25 February 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornOctober 7, 1897
DiedFebruary 25, 1975(77)
BornOctober 7, 1897
DiedFebruary 25, 1975(77)
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Known for

Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994)
Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X
7.4
  • Self
  • 1994
This Week (1956)
This Week
6.3
TV Series
  • Self
Black Journal (1968)
Black Journal
6.7
TV Series
  • Self(as Hon. Elijah Muhammad)
The City of Necessity
Short
  • Self - Narrator(as Elijah Muhammud)
  • 1961

Credits

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Thanks

  • Muhammad Ali in When We Were Kings (1996)
    When We Were Kings
    7.9
    • in memory of
    • 1996

Self

  • Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X (1994)
    Brother Minister: The Assassination of Malcolm X
    7.4
    • Self
    • 1994
  • Black Journal (1968)
    Black Journal
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self (as Hon. Elijah Muhammad)
    • 1968
  • The Messenger from Violet Drive
    TV Special
    • Self
    • 1964
  • This Week (1956)
    This Week
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1963
  • The City of Necessity
    Short
    • Self - Narrator (as Elijah Muhammud)
    • 1961
  • The Hate That Hate Produced
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Self
    • 1959

Archive Footage

  • Decades in Sports (2026)
    Decades in Sports
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Self - Nation of Islam Leader (archive footage)
    • 2026
  • The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
    The New Yorker at 100
    7.2
    • Self - Leader of Nation of Islam (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Ariella Gayotto Hohl in Islam's Greatest Stories of Love (2025)
    Islam's Greatest Stories of Love
    6.0
    TV Special
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • David Frost Vs (2025)
    David Frost Vs
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Ali, Parks & X: The Fight for Change (2023)
    Ali, Parks & X: The Fight for Change
    6.9
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2023
  • Jonathan Eig in Muhammad Ali (2021)
    Muhammad Ali
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X in Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021)
    Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
    6.9
    • Self - Leader of the Nation of Islam 1934 - 1975 (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks (2021)
    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
    7.6
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
    The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Nation of Islam Leader (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Who Killed Malcolm X? (2019)
    Who Killed Malcolm X?
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019)
    Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Muhammad Ali in What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
    What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Muhammad Ali and Dick Cavett in Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes (2018)
    Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
    7.2
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2018
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
    Kareem: Minority of One
    7.4
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Nation of Islam Online, The
  • Alternative names
    • Hon. Elijah Muhammad
  • Born
    • October 7, 1897
    • Sandersville, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • February 25, 1975
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Clara EvansMay 2, 1917 - 1972 (her death, 8 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Passed away in the week of the tenth anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, his former protégé.

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