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Also known as Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman

British film director and artist (1942-1994)

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Born
1942
Died
1994
Works
43

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  • Rasuto obu Ingurando
  • Modern nature
  • Chroma
  • Edward II
  • At your own risk

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1942-01-31
Active to
1994-02-19

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Derek Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer. Jarman was born Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman in Northwood, Middlesex, boarded at Canford School in Dorset and from 1960 studied at King's College London. This was followed by four years at the Slade School of Art, starting in 1963. He had a studio at Butler's Wharf, London, and was part of the Andrew Logan social scene in the 1970s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Derek+Jarm

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Born
( 1942-01-31 ) 31 January 1942, Northwood , Middlesex , England
Died
19 February 1994 (1994-02-19) (aged 52), St Bartholomew's Hospital , London, England
Resting place
St Clement Churchyard, Old Romney , Kent
Education
Canford School , Dorset
Alma mater
King's College London , Slade School of Fine Art ( UCL )
Occupations
Film director gay rights activist gardener set designer
Years active
1970–1994
Notable work
Sebastiane (1976) , Jubilee (1977) , The Tempest (1979) , Caravaggio (1986) , The Last of England (1988) , War Requiem (1989) , Edward II (1991) , Wittgenstein (1993) , Blue (1993)
Style
New Queer Cinema
Partner s
Keith Collins , (1987–1994; his death)

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Derek Jarman
date of birth
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date of death
1994-02-19
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Derek Jarman
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Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, stage designer, writer, gardener, and gay rights activist, regarded as one of the most influential figures associated with the new queer cinema. Trained originally as a painter, he moved into stage and production design in the late 1960s, including work on Ken Russell's controversial historical 1971 film The Devils, before turning to filmmaking as a director.

Jarman made his directorial debut with Sebastiane (1976), a Latin-language film depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian through overt homoerotic imagery. The film established many of the characteristics of his work: an openly queer perspective, historical and literary source material treated anachronistically, and a willingness to court controversy. He went on to direct a body of unconventional films including the punk-inflected Jubilee (1978), the stylised biographical drama Caravaggio (1986), and the politically charged adaptation Edward II (1991).

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