Cliff Roquemore (28 September 1948 – 5 February 2002) was an American writer, producer and director. Principally active in

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theater, he was also involved with the production of several

blaxploitation Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s. The term, a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation", was coined in August 1972 by Junius Griffin, the president ...

films, including ''

The Human Tornado ''The Human Tornado'' is a 1976 American blaxploitation film directed by Cliff Roquemore. The film is a sequel to ''Dolemite''. Plot After coming off a successful comedy tour, Dolemite throws a get-together at his mansion. The party is crashed ...

'' (1976), '' Petey Wheatstraw'' (1978) and '' Disco Godfather'' (1979). Roquemore also wrote the musical, ''The Gospel Truth'', which toured nationally, winning

NAACP Image Awards The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Similar to ...

. He also directed

Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of " C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song " Santa ...

one-woman show A solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show or one-woman show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of entertainment. This type of performance comes in many varieties, including auto ...

in 1990. He died of cancer in 2002.

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* 1948 births 2002 deaths Writers from Detroit African-American film directors African-American dramatists and playwrights African-American theater directors American theatre directors Blaxploitation film directors 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American people Wayne State University alumni {{AfricanAmerican-stub