Milford Graves

Composer, Actor, Writer

Birthdate: Aug 20, 1941

Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died: Feb 12, 2021

Milford Graves was born on 20 August 1941 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Lord Shango (1975), River of Fundament (2014) and Talking in Tongues (1987). He was married to Lois. He died on 12 February 2021 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

Milford Graves Movies

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2022 |
The Sun Rises in the East
2018 |
Milford Graves Full Mantis
Milford Graves Full Mantis
2018
1h 31m
Documentary
7.3
Weaving blistering performance footage from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. with a sublimely restrained, intimate glimpse into a world-renowned jazz percussionist's singular voice and complex cosmology.
2015 |
River of Fundament
River of Fundament
2015
5h 19m
Drama, Music
6.2
In 2007, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler began a new collaborative project inspired by American author Norman Mailer's 1983 novel Ancient Evenings, set in pharaonic Egypt. The project was conceived as a nontraditional opera with a series of one-time-only live acts performed ac... Read all
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Milford Graves

Known For

Lord Shango

River of Fundament

Talking in Tongues

Milford Graves Full Mantis

Milford Graves Movies

actor

Milford Graves Full Mantis

River of Fundament