FILM DIRECTOR

Kenneth Anger

1927 - 2023

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Anger is the 643rd most popular film director (down from 546th in 2019), the 4,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,428th in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kenneth Anger ranks 643 out of 2,041. Before him are Natacha Rambova, Andrew Blake, Robert Enrico, Géza von Radványi, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, and Segundo de Chomón. After him are Majid Majidi, Roger Donaldson, Paul Scheuring, Richard Linklater, Roger Spottiswoode, and Maurice Tourneur.

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Among people born in 1927, Kenneth Anger ranks 209. Before him are Marianne Fredriksson, Josep Maria Subirachs, Hans Bauer, Tom Bosley, Alma Adamkienė, and László Paskai. After him are Gianna Maria Canale, Bill Slater, Charles de Tornaco, Richard Johnson, Chandra Shekhar, and Leontyne Price. Among people deceased in 2023, Kenneth Anger ranks 225. Before him are Alfredo M. Bonanno, Murat Karayılan, Yacouba Sawadogo, Jim Brown, Oleg Protopopov, and Alma Adamkienė. After him are Carmen Sevilla, Bobby Hull, Telesphore Toppo, Joss Ackland, Michel Deville, and Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Anger ranks 4,741 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Thorpe (1887), Donna Tartt (1963), Louis Farrakhan (1933), Lunalilo (1835), Roy Ayers (1940), and Anna Coleman Ladd (1878). After him are Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), David J. Griffiths (1942), Damon Wayans (1960), John Zerzan (1943), Grace Moore (1898), and Lorraine Gary (1937).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kenneth Anger ranks 171. Before him are John Stagliano (1951), Peter Hyams (1943), Paul Mazursky (1930), Joe Johnston (1950), Natacha Rambova (1897), and Andrew Blake (1947). After him are Paul Scheuring (1968), Richard Linklater (1960), Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Nancy Meyers (1949), Steven Zaillian (1953), and Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977).

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