Shirley Clarke
Directing · Director · Writer · Editor
Born Oct 2, 1919 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1950–1997 · Awards: Maya Deren Award
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 · Editor · ProducerThe Connection (1962) - Director · EditorBrussels Loops (1958) - DirectorLions Love (1969) - ShirleyBridges-Go-Round 1 (1958) - Director · Producer · Director of PhotographySkyscraper (1959) - Director · Editor · ProducerOrnette 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