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Shirley Clarke

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 10/02/1919 († 77, 09/23/1997) | New York City, New York
Shirley Clarke (née Brimberg; October 2, 1919 – September 23, 1997) was an American filmmaker. ()

Shirley Clarke was an American experimental and independent filmmaker. She was also a director and editor to many famous works.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Music

Known for these Movies & Shows

A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addi ...

The Connection

Certification unknown

1961 | 3.2/5 | 1h 50min
Drama
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Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood. ...

Lions Love

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1969 | 3.1/5 | 1h 50min
Comedy, Drama
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Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City. ...

Skyscraper

Certification unknown

1960 | 3.5/5 | 21min
Documentary
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A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) whi ...

The Cool World

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1963 | 2.9/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Shirley Clarke

Maya Deren Award Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Movies with Shirley Clarke as Actress(11)

as second alien mother / MIB soldier1999 Alien Blood
as herself1997 Happy Birthday to John
as herself1997 Birth of a Nation
as herself1986 He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as herself1976 Sex Stars
as herself1970 Rome Is Burning (Portrait of Shirley Clarke)
as Shirley1969 Lions Love
as herself1969 Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Interviewer (voice)1967 Portrait of Jason
as herself1966 Galaxie
as herself1950 Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera

Movies with Shirley Clarke as Crew(42)

Directing/Director2016 Home Movies #20: Dance Tests
Directing/Director2016 Decroux Film
Directing/Director1986 Ornette: Made in America
Editing/Editor1986 Ornette: Made in America
Directing/Director1982 Tongues
Editing/Editor1982 Tongues
Directing/Director1981 Savage/Love
Directing/Director1980 A Visual Diary
Directing/Director1978 Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans
Directing/Director1978 Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three
Directing/Director1977 24 Frames Per Second
Directing/Director1967 Butterfly
Directing/Director1967 For Life, Against the War
Directing/Director1967 Portrait of Jason
Editing/Editor1967 Portrait of Jason
Production/Producer1967 Portrait of Jason
Directing/Director1963 Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World
Directing/Director1963 The Cool World
Editing/Editor1963 The Cool World
Writing/Writer1963 The Cool World
Directing/Director1961 The Connection
Editing/Editor1961 The Connection
Directing/Director1960 Skyscraper
Editing/Editor1960 Skyscraper
Production/Producer1960 Skyscraper
Directing/Director1960 A Scary Time
Writing/Dialogue1960 Christopher and Me
Camera/Director of Photography1958 Bridges-Go-Round
Directing/Director1958 Bridges-Go-Round
Production/Producer1958 Bridges-Go-Round
Directing/Director1957 Brussels Loops
Camera/Camera Operator1956 A Moment in Love
Directing/Director1956 A Moment in Love
Editing/Editor1956 A Moment in Love
Camera/Camera Operator1955 Bullfight
Directing/Director1955 Bullfight
Editing/Editor1955 Bullfight
Directing/Director1954 In Paris Parks
Directing/Director1953 Dance in the Sun
Editing/Editor1953 Dance in the Sun
Crew/Stand In1951 Love Nest
Directing/Director1950 Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.projectshirley.com
Full Name: Shirley Clarke
Born: Thursday, 10/02 1919 (October) in New York City, New York
Died: Tuesday, 09/23 1997 (September) in Boston (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Stephens College, New Lincoln School
Represented by: Electronic Arts Intermix
Other names for Shirley Clarke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shirley Brimberg"
Shirley Clarke frequently works together with these people:
Jonas Mekas (17x, Crew)
Jon Sorensen (8x, Crew)
Gregory J. Markopoulos (6x, Crew)
Andy Warhol (5x, Crew)
Allen Ginsberg (5x, Actor)
Agnès Varda (4x, Crew)
Ken Jacobs (4x, Crew)
P. Adams Sitney (4x, Cast)
Carl Lee (4x, Actor)
D. A. Pennebaker (4x, Crew)
Bert Clarke (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:47561, Added: 05/14/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024