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Kenneth Anger
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Kenneth Anger was an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer in Santa Monica, California, on February 3, 1927, he was a male German American who spoke and wrote in English. His professional career began in 1937 and concluded in 2010. Anger worked primarily in Los Angeles and Italy, focusing on the genre of erotic art.
He is associated with several notable works, including *Hollywood Babykin*, *Profile of Kenneth Anger*, the *Anger magick lantern cycle*, *'Follow me into the flower called nowhere'*, *Hariuddo Babiron*, and *Hollywood Babylon 2*. A total of 23 works are attributed to him. His materials are archived at the Cinémathèque Française, and he is described by the source UbuWeb. Anger died in Yucca Valley on May 11, 2023.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Hollywood Babykin
- [Letter from Kenneth Anger to On film magazine]
- Profile of Kenneth Anger
- Anger magick lantern cycle, 'Follow me into the flower called nowhere'
- Hariuddo Babiron
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Film & TV
Santa Monica, California, USA
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927 - May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which in particular have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle," and form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent…
Known for
- 24 Hour Sunset2023
- Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger2019
- Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den — Himself2019
- 72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger — Self2018
- Mansfield 66/67 — Self2017
- The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin2015
- Satan Lives — Self2015
- 42 One Dream Rush — Lucifer2010
- FLicKeR — Self2009
- Night of Pan — Lucifer2009
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Key facts
- Born
- Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer , ( 1927-02-03 ) February 3, 1927, Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Died
- May 11, 2023 (2023-05-11) (aged 96), Yucca Valley, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Filmmaker actor writer
- Years active
- 1937–2010s
- Movement
- Avant-garde cinema
- Awards
- Maya Deren Award (1996)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Santa Monica
- Place of death
- Yucca Valley
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- avant-garde
- Genre
- erotic art
- Official website
- www.kennethanger.org
- Image
- Kenneth Anger IU Cinema.jpg
- Work location
- Italy
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- date of birth
- 1927-02-03
- Commons category
- Kenneth Anger
- ethnic group
- German Americans
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Kenneth Anger
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- birth name
- Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer
- writing language
- English language
- date of death
- 2023-05-11
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
- name in native language
- Kenneth Anger
- pseudonym
- Kenneth Anger
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, February 3, 1927 – May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and writer. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost 40 works beginning in 1937, nine of which have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle". Anger's films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult, and have been described as containing "elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and spectacle". He has been called "one of America's first openly gay filmmakers", with several films released before homosexuality was legalized in the U.S. Anger also explored occult themes in many of his films; he was fascinated by the English occultist Aleister Crowley and an adherent of Thelema, the religion Crowley founded.
Anger was born into a middle-class Presbyterian family in Santa Monica, California. He began making short films when he was 14 years old, although his first film to gain any recognition was the homoerotic Fireworks (1947). The work's controversial nature led to his trial on obscenity charges, but he was acquitted. A friendship and working relationship subsequently began with pioneering sexologist Alfred Kinsey. Moving to Europe, Anger produced a number of shorts inspired by the avant-garde scene there, such as Eaux d'Artifice (1953) and Rabbit's Moon (1971).
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