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Kevin Brownlow

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  • Director
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A documentary about a beautiful scientist in the 1930s who invents a machine that can see into the past.
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Kevin Brownlow was born on 2 June 1938 in Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for It Happened Here (1964), American Masters (1985) and Unknown Chaplin (1983). He has been married to Virginia Keane since August 1969.
BornJune 2, 1938
BornJune 2, 1938
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    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 17 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    It Happened Here (1964)
    It Happened Here
    6.7
    • Producer
    • 1964
    American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Unknown Chaplin (1983)
    Unknown Chaplin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Winstanley (1975)
    Winstanley
    7.1
    • Producer
    • 1975

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Loïe Fuller: Obsessed with Light (2023)
      Loïe Fuller: Obsessed with Light
      7.7
      • consulting producer
      • 2023
    • Letters from Baghdad (2016)
      Letters from Baghdad
      6.9
      • consulting producer
      • 2016
    • Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
      Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1995
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1987–1993
    • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
      Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1987
    • A Turnip Head's Guide to the British Cinema
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Free Cinema
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • series producer
      • 1986
    • Unknown Chaplin (1983)
      Unknown Chaplin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1983
    • Hollywood (1980)
      Hollywood
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1980
    • Winstanley (1975)
      Winstanley
      7.1
      • producer
      • 1975
    • It Happened Here (1964)
      It Happened Here
      6.7
      • producer
      • 1964
    • Claude Autant-Lara, José Davert, Jack London, and Rene Meyer-See in Construire un feu (1930)
      Construire un feu
      7.7
      Short
      • segment producer (video segment)
      • 1930
    • The Wind (1928)
      The Wind
      8.0
      • producer (1983 alternate version)
      • 1928
    • Ann Christy and Harold Lloyd in Speedy (1928)
      Speedy
      7.6
      • producer (1992 alternate version)
      • 1928
    • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
      The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
      7.5
      • producer (1986 alternate version)
      • 1927

    Director

    • Lennons Winstanley
      • Director
      • 2015
    • I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
      I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Greta Garbo in Garbo (2005)
      Garbo
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Buster Keaton in So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
      So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Cecil B. DeMille in Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004)
      Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)
      The Tramp and the Dictator
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
      Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
      Universal Horror
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
      Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
      Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Millay at Steepletop (1983)
      Millay at Steepletop
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Unknown Chaplin (1983)
      Unknown Chaplin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Hollywood (1980)
      Hollywood
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Winstanley (1975)
      Winstanley
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1975

    Writer

    • Greta Garbo in Garbo (2005)
      Garbo
      8.1
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)
      The Tramp and the Dictator
      7.7
      • narration written by
      • 2002
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 1987–1993
    • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
      Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • Unknown Chaplin (1983)
      Unknown Chaplin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • 1983
    • Hollywood (1980)
      Hollywood
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 1980
    • Winstanley (1975)
      Winstanley
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 1975
    • Omnibus (1967)
      Omnibus
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1968
    • Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite (1968)
      Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
      7.3
      • writer
      • 1968
    • It Happened Here (1964)
      It Happened Here
      6.7
      • story and screenplay
      • 1964
    • Nine, Dalmuir West
      6.5
      Short
      • narration written by (uncredited)
      • 1962
    • Band Wagon
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1958

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    2010 Governors Awards: Honorary Award recipient Kevin Brownlow
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    2010 Governors Awards: Honorary Award recipient Kevin Brownlow
    The Chronoscope
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    The Chronoscope
    The Chronoscope
    Trailer 1:02
    The Chronoscope

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • June 2, 1938
      • Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Virginia KeaneAugust 1969 - present
    • Other works
      Book: "The Parade's Gone By . . . ".
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      • 3 Articles

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      Began collecting silent movies at age 11.

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