# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jonas-mekas
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:43:42.939Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jonas-mekas"
name: "Jonas Mekas"
slug: "jonas-mekas"
description: "Jonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called \"the godfather of American avant-garde cinema\". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. Mekas was active in New York City, where he co-founded Anthology Film Archives, The Film-Makers' Cooperative, and the journal Film Culture. He was also the first film critic for The Village Voice."
tagline: "Lithuanian filmmaker (1922–2019)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jonas_Mekas.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1922-12-24"
deathDate: "2019-01-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump