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Margaret Mead(1901-1978)

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Margaret Mead
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Margaret Mead was born on 16 December 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer and director, known for The Working Mother (1961), Trance and Dance in Bali (1952) and Survival of Spaceship Earth (1972). She was previously married to Gregory Bateson, Reo Fortune and Luther Cressman. She died on 15 November 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 16, 1901
DiedNovember 15, 1978(76)
BornDecember 16, 1901
DiedNovember 15, 1978(76)
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Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead

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The Working Mother
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1961
Trance and Dance in Bali (1952)
Trance and Dance in Bali
6.0
Short
  • Writer
  • 1952
Survival of Spaceship Earth
7.0
  • Self
  • 1972
Four Families
  • Self
  • 1960

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  • The Working Mother
    • book
    • TV Movie
    • 1961
  • Trance and Dance in Bali (1952)
    Trance and Dance in Bali
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1952

Director

  • Trance and Dance in Bali (1952)
    Trance and Dance in Bali
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1952

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The Anthropologist
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    • Dr. Margaret Mead
  • Born
    • December 16, 1901
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 1978
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Gregory Bateson1936 - 1950 (divorced, 1 child)

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    She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1979.
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    My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school.

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