Kenneth Anger
American filmmaker (1927–2023)
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, February 3, 1927-May 11, 2023) was an American filmmaker, actor and author.[1] He has been called "one of America's first openly gay filmmakers".[2] His best known works were Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954), Scorpio Rising (1964), Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965), and the gossip book Hollywood Babylon (1965).
Kenneth Anger | |
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Born | Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer February 3, 1927 Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Died | May 11, 2023 Yucca Valley, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, actor, author, occultist |
Years active | 1941–2010s |
Awards | Maya Deren Award (1996) |
References
change- ↑ The Kinsey Institute, Spotlight on the Collections: Filmmaker Kenneth Anger Archived March 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ↑ Svede, Mark Allen (2002). "Anger, Kenneth". glbtq. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006.