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Christian Blackwood(1942-1992)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Christian Blackwood was born on 7 July 1942 in Berlin, Germany. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Signed: Lino Brocka (1987), Motel (1989) and Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978). He was previously married to Carolyn Marks Blackwood. He died on 22 July 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 7, 1942
DiedJuly 22, 1992(50)
BornJuly 7, 1942
DiedJuly 22, 1992(50)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Signed: Lino Brocka (1987)
Signed: Lino Brocka
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1987
Motel
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1989
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1978
Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (1976)
Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel
  • Director
  • 1976

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center (1997)
    Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Art in an Age of Mass Culture (1991)
    Art in an Age of Mass Culture
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 1991
  • Mind Over Matter: 6 Conceptual Artists at the Whitney Museum (1991)
    Mind Over Matter: 6 Conceptual Artists at the Whitney Museum
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)
    Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Motel
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Frank Gehry: The Formative Years (1988)
    Frank Gehry: The Formative Years
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
    Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Zwei Hotels, Nachbarn in Nahost
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Signed: Lino Brocka (1987)
    Signed: Lino Brocka
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis (1986)
    Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1986
  • My Life for Zarah Leander
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Observations Under the Volcano (1984)
    Observations Under the Volcano
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982)
    All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Philip Guston in Philip Guston: A Life Lived (1981)
    Philip Guston: A Life Lived
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981

Director

  • Black Harvest
    • Director
    • Abandoned
    • 1973
  • Stephanie and the Madame
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1991
  • Motel
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Zwei Hotels, Nachbarn in Nahost
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Signed: Lino Brocka (1987)
    Signed: Lino Brocka
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis (1986)
    Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis
    • Director
    • 1986
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1986
  • My Life for Zarah Leander
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Aznavour: Breaking America (1984)
    Aznavour: Breaking America
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Observations Under the Volcano (1984)
    Observations Under the Volcano
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Soldier's Tale (1984)
    The Soldier's Tale
    • Director (live-action sequence)
    • 1984
  • All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982)
    All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera (1981)
    Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1981
  • Edith Head (1981)
    Edith Head
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Tapdancin' (1980)
    Tapdancin'
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)
    Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
    • Director
    • 1980

Producer

  • Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an Abstract Painter (1993)
    Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an Abstract Painter
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Real Sex (1990)
    Real Sex
    • segment producer (segment Mister Madam)
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • Motel
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Signed: Lino Brocka (1987)
    Signed: Lino Brocka
    • producer
    • 1987
  • Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis (1986)
    Nik and Murray: The Dances of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis
    • producer
    • 1986
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Observations Under the Volcano (1984)
    Observations Under the Volcano
    • producer
    • 1984
  • All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982)
    All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
    • producer
    • 1982
  • Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera (1981)
    Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1981
  • Edith Head (1981)
    Edith Head
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Tapdancin' (1980)
    Tapdancin'
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)
    Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Skyline
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
    Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (1976)
    Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel
    • producer
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Christian Schwarzwald
  • Born
    • July 7, 1942
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • July 22, 1992
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Carolyn Marks BlackwoodMay 27, 1992 - July 22, 1992 (his death)

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