Article 6Y2PN Clovis Salmon, regarded as first black UK documentary film-maker, dies at 98

Clovis Salmon, regarded as first black UK documentary film-maker, dies at 98

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Matthew Weaver
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Known as Sam the Wheels, he filmed aspects of community life in south London, including Brixton riots of 1981

Clovis Salmon, regarded as the first black documentary film-maker in the UK, has died at the age of 98.

His family said he died at King's College hospital in Camberwell on Wednesday morning.

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