Person

Richard O. Moore

Directing · 1920–2015 · San Francisco, CA

Richard O. Moore (1920-2015) was a pioneering American filmmaker and co-founder of KPFA, the first listener-supported radio station in the U.S. Moving to San Francisco in the 1940s, he became a key figure in public broadcasting, particularly through his work with KQED. Moore produced and directed numerous documentaries and educational programs, focusing on social issues, culture, and the arts.

• Louisiana Diary

  Director

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  Losing Just the Same

  Director

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  Take This Hammer

  Producer

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  The Writer In America : Toni Morrison

  Director

• USA: Poetry: Robert Duncan and John Wieners

  Director

• Alfred Leslie: Cool Man In A Golden Age

  Director

• The Long Walk

  Narrator (voice)

• USA: Poetry: Louis Zukofsky

  Director

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  Anne Sexton at Home

  Interviewer

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  USA: Poetry Anne Sexton

  Commentator

• 2009Alfred Leslie: Cool Man In A Golden AgeDirector
• 1978The Writer In America : Toni MorrisonDirector
• 1971The Long WalkNarrator (voice)
• 1968AssemblageDirector
• 1968From Protest to ResistanceDirector
• 1966USA: Poetry: Louis ZukofskyDirector
• 1966USA: Poetry: Frank O'Hara and Ed SandersDirector
• 1966USA: Poetry: Robert Duncan and John WienersDirector
• 1966Losing Just the SameDirector
• 1964Take This HammerProducer
• 1963Louisiana DiaryDirector
• —USA: Poetry Anne SextonCommentator
• —Anne Sexton at HomeInterviewer