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Shirley Clarke (I) (1919–1997)

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Daughter of wealthy manufacturer Samuel L. Brimberg. She was educated at Lincoln School, Manhattan, and studied modern dance under Martha Graham. At age seventeen, she got her first job as a choreographer. Later performed her own works at the Dance Theatre, and at Carnegie Hall, in New York. Was a board member of the National Dance Association... See more trivia »

Died:

(age 77)

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (19 titles)
1985 Ornette: Made in America (documentary)
 
1983 The Box (short)
 
1982 Performance (short)
 
1982 Tongues (video short)
 
1981 Savage/Love (short)
 
1980 A Visual Diary (short)
 
1978 One-2-3 (video short)
 
1978 Trans (video short)
 
1967 Portrait of Jason (documentary)
 
1964 The Cool World
 
1962 The Connection
 
1960 Skyscraper (documentary short)
 
1958 Bridges-Go-Round (short)
 
1957 Brussels Loops (short)
 
1956 Moment in Love (short)
 
1954 In Paris Parks (short)
 
1953 Dance in the Sun (short)
 
Show ShowEditor (6 titles)
1985 Ornette: Made in America (documentary)
 
1967 Portrait of Jason (documentary)
 
1964 The Cool World
 
1962 The Connection
 
1956 Moment in Love (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1967 Portrait of Jason (documentary) (producer)
 
1962 The Connection (producer)
 
1959 Opening in Moscow (documentary) (producer)
 
1958 Bridges-Go-Round (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1985 Ornette: Made in America (documentary) (camera operator: 1968)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1964 The Cool World
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1958 Bridges-Go-Round (short)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1956 Moment in Love (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1951 Love Nest (stand-in: June Haver - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1986 New York Framed (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1980 The Beats: An Existential Comedy (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1970 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1970 Chronicles: Family Diaries I (documentary)
Herself
 
1969 Walden (documentary)
 
1969 Lions Love
Herself
 
1969 NET Festival (TV series documentary)
Herself
The Film Generation on Dance (1969) … Herself
 
1967 Portrait of Jason (documentary)
Interviewer (voice)
 
1966 Galaxie
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Birth of a Nation (documentary)
Herself
 
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Trivia:

Daughter of wealthy manufacturer Samuel L. Brimberg. She was educated at Lincoln School, Manhattan, and studied modern dance under Martha Graham. At age seventeen, she got her first job as a choreographer. Later performed her own works at the Dance Theatre, and at Carnegie Hall, in New York. Was a board member of the National Dance Association... See more »

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Libra