William Foster was born in 1884 and died in 1940,
he was a pioneering African-American film producer who
was an influential figure in the Black film industry in the early 20th century.
He is known as the first African-American director and founded the first
African American film company: Foster Photo play company in 1910. Foster wanted
to bring a positive image back to African-Americans in film. The Foster
Photoplay company produced four films but was most known for its production of
"The Railroad Porter" (1912)
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