Charles Burnett (director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Charles Burnett (director)

American film director

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1944

Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Profession: screenwriter, actor, cinematographer, filmmaker, film director, film producer, film editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Charles Burnett (; born April 13, 1944) is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer.
His most popular films include Killer of Sheep (1978), My Brother's Wedding (1983), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Glass Shield (1994), and Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007).
He has been involved in other types of motion pictures including shorts, documentaries, and a TV series. Called "one of America's very best filmmakers" by the Chicago Tribune and "the nation's least-known great filmmaker and most gifted black director" by The New York Times, Burnett has had a long, diverse career.