Shirley Clarke
Directing · Director · Writer · Editor
Born Oct 2, 1919 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1950–1997
A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing.
Filmography
Portrait of Jason (1967) — Director · Producer · EditorThe Connection (1962) — Director · EditorBrussels Loops (1958) — DirectorLions Love (1969) — ShirleyBridges-Go-Round 1 (1958) — Director · Director of Photography · ProducerSkyscraper (1959) — Director · Producer · EditorOrnette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game (1984) — DirectorSavage/Love (1981) — DirectorFour Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three (1978) — DirectorOrnette: Made in America (1986) — Director · EditorRobert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World (1963) — DirectorIn Paris Parks (1954) — DirectorDance in the Sun (1953) — Director · EditorThe Cool World (1964) — Director · Writer · EditorFour Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans (1978) — DirectorRome Is Burning: Portrait of Shirley Clarke (1970) — Shirley ClarkeA Moment in Love (1956) — Director · Camera Operator · EditorA Visual Diary (1980) — DirectorA Scary Time (1960) — DirectorButterfly (1967) — DirectorTongues (1982) — Director · EditorBridges-Go-Round 2 (1958) — Director · Producer · CinematographyFor Life, Against the War (1967) — DirectorCarl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea (1968) — Director