Writing
Zora Neale Hurston
Born 1891-01-07
Notasulga, Alabama, USA
Department: Writing
Biography
Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.
Known For
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American Playhouse
1982
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
2005
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Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
1940
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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023
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Fieldwork Footage
1928
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The Gilded Six Bits
2001
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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
2008
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Ethnographic Films
1929
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Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy
2005
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Kossula: Last of the Takkoi Slaves
1928
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (14 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Novel | Movie | 2005 |
 | Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy | Self (archival) | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Gilded Six Bits | Writer | Movie | 2001 |
 | American Playhouse | Theatre Play | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 | Herself | Movie | 1940 |
| Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 | Director | Movie | 1940 |
 | Ethnographic Films | Director | Movie | 1929 |
 | Fieldwork Footage | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |
| Fieldwork Footage | Director | Movie | 1928 |
| Fieldwork Footage | Director of Photography | Movie | 1928 |
 | Kossula: Last of the Takkoi Slaves | Director | Movie | 1928 |
| Kossula: Last of the Takkoi Slaves | Camera Operator | Movie | 1928 |