On April 23, 1954, filmmaker Michael Moore was born in Davison. In his career, he’s directed and/or produced many documentaries including:
Bowling for Columbine, which examines the causes of the Columbine High School massacre and overall gun culture of the United States, won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature.
Roger & Me, a film detailing how a General Motors factory was shutdown in Flint and its work sent to Mexico
Fahrenheit 9/11, which explored life in the United States after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,
War on Terror, which became the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time and winner of a Palme d’Or
Sicko, which critiques the American health care system, focusing especially on the HMOs, drug companies, and congressmen who profit from the status quo.
Slacker Uprising, which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections
Moore was also instrumental in restoring the State Theater in Traverse City and founded the Traverse City Film Festival.
Sources :
Michigan Historical Calendar, courtesy of the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University.
For more information see
Here comes trouble : stories from my life / Michael Moore. New York : Grand Central, c2011.
Michael Moore : filmmaker, newsmaker, cultural icon / Matthew H. Bernstein, editor. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2010.
Michael Moore : a biography / by Emily Schultz. Toronto : ECW Press, c2005.