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Brooks Clift
Born February 4, 1919 · Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died September 24, 1986 · aged 67
William B. Clift (October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966), known as Brooks Clift, was an American actor and television director. He was the older brother of actor Montgomery Clift.
Known For
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings · 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
★ 6.11976
MovieComedyDrama
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Carter and Charlie Snow, who dreams of playing in the majors. Boycotted by black teams, Long's outfit play minor league white teams, earning more attention as entertainers than as players. However, their success wins them a chance to play again in the Negro League, this time as equals.
Together for Days · 1972Together for Days
★ 8.31972
MovieDrama
A black radical activist and a young White woman find themselves drawn to one another during the politically and racially-charged atmosphere of early 1970s America.
UFO: Target Earth · 1974UFO: Target Earth
★ 3.21974
MovieScience Fiction
An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.
Roots · 1977Roots
★ 7.41977
SeriesDrama
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
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