
Roger Ross Williams
personal-info
known-for
Directing
gender
Male
birthday
1962-09-16
place-of-birth
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
also-known-as
Роджер Росс Уильямс
biography
Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962; Easton) is an American documentary director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film "Music by Prudence"; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009.