Tag: Ava DuVernay
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Who Is Eric Justen? Queen Sugar
Eric Justen, Queen Sugar‘s Emmy-nominated re-recording mixer, died in August 2016 after suffering a heart attack. At the end of episode 11 of the show’s first season, “All Good” the credits opened wit “In loving Memory of Eric Justen.” He was in his early 40s and is best known for his work on the AMC crime…
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Where Was Queen Sugar Filmed?
Queen Sugar was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey chose a perfect location considering the fact that the Bordelon family lives in Louisiana on the show. Actually, Ralph Angel and Nova lived in New Orleans whereas Charley moved back from Los Angeles after finding out that her husband cheated on her…
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Queen Sugar Ratings
Queen Sugar, the highly-anticipated, one-hour weekly drama series from executive producer, Oprah Winfrey and director Ava DuVernay premiered on Tuesday night. One night wasn’t enough for the new OWN series, which has already been renewed for a second season. On Wednesday, September 7, episode 2, of the show’s first season aired. The series will regularly…
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Ralph Angel, Queen Sugar
According to Vulture Empire paved the way for black family saga and OWN now has two of its own: Greenleaf and Queen Sugar! Ebony reports that actor, Kofi Siriboe, plays Ralph Angel Bordelon on Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey’s new television series, Queen Sugar. Ralph was recently released from prison and is raising his son. In one…
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Who Is Murray Maye? Queen Sugar
If you just watched Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay’s drama series, Queen Sugar, then you’re probably wondering who Murray Maye is. Murray Maye is DuVernay’s father who sadly passed away in March 2016. He was a businessman from Hayneville, Alabama. Hayneville is a very small town located between Montgomery and Selma. DuVernay was born in…