The Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African- American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W. Chesnutt.
First published in 1899, The Conjure Woman is considered a seminal work of African- American literature.
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux( January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African- American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
Although the short- lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, Micheaux is regarded as the first major African- American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer of race film, and has been described as" the most successful African- American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century".
He produced both silent films and sound films when the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors.
EDtv is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard.
An adaptation of the Quebecois film" Louis 19, King of the Airwaves( Louis 19, le roi des ondes)"( 1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.
The movie received mixed reviews and was a box office flop, grossing only a little over$ 35 million compared to its$ 80 million production budget.
The film was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.
The woman's film is a film genre which includes women- centered narratives, female protagonists and is designed to appeal to a female audience.
Woman's films usually portray" women's concerns" such as problems revolving around domestic life, the family, motherhood, self- sacrifice, and romance.
These films were produced from the silent era through the 1950s and early 1960s, but were most popular in the 1930s and 1940s, reaching their zenith during World War II.
Although Hollywood continued to make films characterized by some of the elements of the traditional woman's film in the second half of the 20th century, the term itself disappeared in the 1960s.
The work of directors George Cukor, Douglas Sirk, Max Ophüls, and Josef von Sternberg has been associated with the woman's film genre.
Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Barbara Stanwyck were some of the genre's most prolific stars.
The beginnings of the genre can be traced back to D. W. Griffith's silent films.
Film historians and critics defined the genre and canon in retrospect.
Before the woman's film became an established genre in the 1980s, many of the classic woman's films were referred to as melodramas.
Woman's films are films that were made" for" women by predominantly male screenwriters and directors whereas women's cinema encompasses films that have been made" by" women.
The Conjure Woman is a 1926 silent film directed, written, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux.
A race film featuring an African- American cast and catering to an African- American audience, it stars Evelyn Preer and Lawrence Chenault.
It is based on American writer Charles W. Chesnutt's 1899 short story collection of the same name.
No print of the film has been located and it is presumed to be a lost film.
Gabriela von Bussenius Vega( 1901- 1975) was a Chilean journalist, writer and filmmaker," Latin America's first woman film- maker".
Ronald William Howard( born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor.
Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest- starring in several television series, including an episode of" The Twilight Zone".
He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor( played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom" The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 through 1968.
During this time, he also appeared in the musical film" The Music Man"( 1962), a critical and commercial success.
Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming- of- age film" American Graffiti"( 1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films of all time.
The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom" Happy Days", a role he would play from 1974 through 1980.
Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film" The Shootist"( 1976) and the comedy film" Grand Theft Auto"( 1977), which also marked his directorial debut.
In 1980, Howard left" Happy Days" to focus on directing.
His films include the science- fiction/ fantasy" Cocoon"( 1985), the fantasy" Willow"( 1988), the thriller" Backdraft"( 1991), the historical docudrama" Apollo 13"( 1995), the Christmas comedy" How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the biographical drama" A Beautiful Mind"( 2001), the biographical sports drama" Cinderella Man"( 2005), the thriller" The Da Vinci Code"( 2006), the historical drama" Frost/ Nixon"( 2008),( 2018), and the documentary" Pavarotti"( 2019).
For" A Beautiful Mind", Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Asteroid
12561 Howard is named after him.
He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013.
Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries.
A list of films produced in Uruguay.
This article lists magician characters depicted on film, both real and fictional.
Bob Sarlatte is an American comedian, actor and sports announcer known for such films and television series as," EDtv" and" Late Show with David Letterman".
Sarlatte was also the on- field stadium announcer for 30 years for the San Francisco 49ers football team.

Question: Are the directors of films Edtv and The Conjure Woman (Film) both from the same country?
Answer: yes