Hanay Geiogamah

Hanay Geiogamah
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
NationalityKiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, American
EducationAnadarko High School
Alma materUniversity of Oklahoma
Indiana University
PeriodContemporary
GenreTheater, Television, Movies, Dance
Notable works
  • New Native American Drama: Three Plays
  • The Native Americans: Behind the Legends, Beyond the Myths (TBS)
  • The Only Good Indian

Hanay Geiogamah (born 1945) is a Native American playwright, television and movie producer, and artistic director. He is a professor emeritus of the school of theater, film, and television at the University of California, Los Angeles. He also served as the director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center from 2002 to 2009. Geiogamah was born in Oklahoma and is Kiowa and a Delaware Nation descendant. He is a widely known Native American playwright and one of the few Native American producers of both television and film in Hollywood.[1]

  1. ^ Angela Aleiss, "Hollywood is a Tough Business: A Profile of Producer Hanay Geiogamah," Indian Cinema Entertainment, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer 1994), pp. 2-3.