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Salute (2008) -- Salute is the untold story of what happened at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics at the 200m winners podium. For the first time in History all three men involved tell the story of the Black Power salute. Directed and Produced by Peter Norman's nephew Matt Nor

Overview

Date of Death:
31 March 1980, Phoenix, Arizona, USA more
Mini Biography:
Jesse Owens, arguably the most popular American track and field star in history... more
Trivia:
During the 1968 Mexico City games, he was called in to talk to the black... more
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Bankrupt Sports Museum Holds Mementos Hostage
 (From newser. 23 April 2009, 10:31 AM, PDT)

Mackie as Owens?
 (From JoBlo. 17 December 2008, 3:19 PM, PST)


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Self, Archive Footage
Self:
  1. "The Way It Was" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
        - The 1960 Summer Olympics (1976) TV episode .... Himself

  2. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1967)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.27 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Audience Bow
        - Episode #9.47 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin (1966) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Host/Narrator
  4. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1960)
        - Episode dated 14 August 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
  5. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
        - Jesse Owens (1960) TV episode .... Himself

  6. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #3.4 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "I've Got a Secret" .... Himself (1 episode, 1954)
        - Episode dated 13 October 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself

  8. The Negro Soldier (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself - at 1936 Olympic games

  9. Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself (sprinter, USA)
    ... aka Olympia - Fest der Völker - Erster Film von den olympischen Spielen Berlin 1936 (Germany: poster title)
    ... aka Olympia 1. Teil - Götter des Stadions
    ... aka Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations (International: English title: literal title)
    ... aka Olympia: The Film of the XI. Olympic Games Berlin, 1936 (UK)
    ... aka The Olympiad (USA)
  10. "Berlin 1936: Games of the XI Olympiad" (1936) TV mini-series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Salute (2008) .... Himself
  2. The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. La neuvième (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. "The American Experience"
        - The Fight (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  5. The True Story of Seabiscuit (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999) .... Himself
  7. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
  8. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) (uncredited) .... Himself - Racing in Berlin
  9. 100 Years of Olympic Glory (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. The Journey of the African-American Athlete (1996) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Die Macht der Bilder: Leni Riefenstahl (1993) .... Himself
  12. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  13. When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  14. That's Black Entertainment (1990) .... Himself
  15. The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Himself (competes at Berlin Olympics)
  16. Genocide (1982) .... Himself
  17. Ce siècle a cinquante ans (1950) .... Himself
  18. Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) (uncredited) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
TV Commercial for American Express (c 1970s) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies more

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