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Lawrence Ferlinghetti(1919-2021)

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
ETHAN HAWKE  takes us on the road with GREGORY CORSO - the most colorful of the inner circle of THE BEATS, who along with KEROUAC, GINSBERG and BURROUGHS  changed world culture and social history.
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Corso: The Last Beat (2009)
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born on 24 March 1919 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Camera Three (1954), Tonight in Person (1963) and To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007). He was married to Selden Kirby-Smith. He died on 22 February 2021 in San Francisco, California, USA.
BornMarch 24, 1919
DiedFebruary 22, 2021(101)
BornMarch 24, 1919
DiedFebruary 22, 2021(101)
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Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
Camera Three
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Peter Paul & Mary in Tonight in Person (1963)
Tonight in Person
TV Series
  • Writer
To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007)
To Paint the Portrait of a Bird
8.4
Short
  • Writer
  • 2007
United States of Poetry (1995)
United States of Poetry
8.7
TV Mini Series
  • Writer
  • 1995

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Writer



  • The World is a Beautiful Place (2017)
    The World is a Beautiful Place
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007)
    To Paint the Portrait of a Bird
    8.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • United States of Poetry (1995)
    United States of Poetry
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • poem
    • 1995
  • Bitnici pevaju
    TV Movie
    • poems
    • 1967
  • Peter Paul & Mary in Tonight in Person (1963)
    Tonight in Person
    TV Series
    • words by
    • 1965
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    7.3
    TV Series
    • based on a poem by
    • 1965

Actor



  • The War Prayer
    Short
    • Minister
    • 2010

Soundtrack



  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Autobiography"
    • writer: "Autobiography"
    • 2005
  • The Last Waltz (1978)
    The Last Waltz
    8.1
    • performer: "Loud Prayer" (poem)
    • writer: "Loud Prayer" (poem)
    • 1978

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Theatrical Version
Obscene: Theatrical Trailer
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Obscene: Theatrical Trailer
Obscene: Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 3:18
Obscene: Theatrical Trailer
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Trailer 2:13
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Corso - The Last Beat
Trailer 4:03
Corso - The Last Beat

Personal details

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  • Official sites
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    • Encyclopedia
  • Alternative name
    • Lawence Ferling
  • Born
    • March 24, 1919
    • Yonkers, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 2021
    • San Francisco, California, USA(interstitial lung illness)
  • Spouse
    • Selden Kirby-Smith1951 - 1976 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Her"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    His father, who died before he was born, had changed his family name from Ferlinghetti to Ferling after arriving in America.
  • Quotes
    Perhaps there is no meaning there is only existing just as a poem or a painting does not mean but Is and there are only episodes that don't add up to any meaning but exert in themselves the pith of living.

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