Shirley Clarke
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Shirley Clarke was an influential American independent filmmaker known for her innovative, socially engaged work that helped define New York’s avant-garde and underground cinema in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirley Clarke canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film director
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independent filmmaker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1919-10-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1997-09-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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New School for Social Research NERFINISHED ⓘ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary film
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experimental film ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American independent cinema
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New York underground film scene ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New York avant-garde cinema
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independent filmmaking ⓘ socially engaged films ⓘ underground cinema ⓘ |
| movement |
New American Cinema
NERFINISHED
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avant-garde cinema ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| name | Shirley Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Bridges-Go-Round
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Portrait of Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Frost: A Lover’s Quarrel with the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Skyscraper NERFINISHED ⓘ The Connection NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cool World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| relative | Wendy Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Bert Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOnTheme |
LGBTQ representation in film
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drug addiction ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
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