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Lou Potter

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  • Producer
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Lou Potter is known for Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000), The Exiles (1989) and Black Power in America: Myth... or Reality? (1987).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2000
    The Exiles (1989)
    The Exiles
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1989
    Black Power in America: Myth... or Reality?
    8.2
    • Writer
    • 1987
    John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)
    John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Writer

    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2002
    • Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
      Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2000
    • The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999)
      The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
      6.5
      • writer
      • 1999
    • John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)
      John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
      7.7
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Goin' to Chicago (1994)
      Goin' to Chicago
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • Two Dollars and a Dream
      6.8
      • Writer (as Lou Porter)
      • 1989
    • The Exiles (1989)
      The Exiles
      7.3
      • co-writer
      • 1989
    • Black Power in America: Myth... or Reality?
      8.2
      • commentary written by
      • 1987
    • Frederick Douglass: An American Life (1985)
      Frederick Douglass: An American Life
      Short
      • writer
      • 1985
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1984
    • Grambling's White Tiger (1981)
      Grambling's White Tiger
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1981

    Editor

    • Black Journal (1968)
      Black Journal
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1968

    Producer

    • The Exiles (1989)
      The Exiles
      7.3
      • co-producer
      • 1989
    • NET Journal (1966)
      NET Journal
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1970

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Lou Porter

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