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Man Ray (I) (1890–1976)

Cinematographer | Director | Writer

American painter and artist in various media who participated in a few films. He helped found the Dada movement and was the prime American participant in the Surrealist movement. An American expatriate to Paris in the 1920s, he was a member of the so-called "Lost Generation" of creative minds associated with that time and place... See full bio »

Born:

Emmanuel Radnitzky
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Paris, France
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Filmography

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1960 Paris la belle (documentary short)
 
1929 The Mysteries of the Chateau de De (documentary short)
 
1928 The Starfish (short)
 
1927 Emak-Bakia (short)
 
1926 Anemic Cinema (short)
 
1924 Ballet mécanique (short)
 
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2001 A proposito degli effetti speciali (documentary short) (memoirs)
 
1947 Dreams That Money Can Buy ( - uncredited / segment "Ruth Roses and Revolvers")
 
1929 The Mysteries of the Chateau de De (documentary short) (writer)
 
1927 Emak-Bakia (short)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1957 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements
 
1924 Entr'acte (short)
Un joueur d'échecs (as Man-Ray)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1951 Show Boat (still photographer - uncredited)
 
1951 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (still photographer)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1928 The Starfish (short) (producer)
 
1923 Return to Reason (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1947 Dreams That Money Can Buy (based on drawings, objects and suggestions by)
 
1926 Anemic Cinema (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1923 Return to Reason (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 Dream Work (short) (dedicatee)
 
1997 The Real Blonde (special thanks - as The Estate of Man Ray)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1995 Lee Miller: Through the Mirror (video documentary)
Himself
 
1967 Dada (documentary short)
Himself
 
1967 Grimaces (short)
Himself
 
1960 The Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Paris in the Twenties (1960) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 Legendary Sin Cities (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2001 A proposito degli effetti speciali (documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 

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Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde: Season 11: Episode 3 -- US Home Video Trailer from American Masters, Wnet
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Virgo