Richard O. Moore

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Alfred Leslie: Cool Man In A Golden Age (2009) — Director
2. Take This Hammer (1964) — Director
3. Louisiana Diary (1963) — Director
4. USA: Poetry Anne Sexton — Director
5. USA: Poetry: Robert Duncan and John Wieners (1966) — Director
6. USA: Poetry: Louis Zukofsky (1966) — Director
7. Losing Just the Same (1966) — Director
8. From Protest to Resistance (1968) — Director
9. The Writer In America : Toni Morrison (1978) — Director
10. Assemblage (1968) — Director
11. USA: Poetry: Frank O'Hara and Ed Sanders (1966) — Director
12. Anne Sexton at Home — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Long Walk (1971) — Narrator (voice)
2. USA: Poetry Anne Sexton — Commentator
3. Anne Sexton at Home — Interviewer