Hollis Frampton
American filmmaker (1936-1984) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 48
Hollis William Frampton Jr. was an American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer, writer, theoretician, and pioneer of digital art.
Hollis Frampton is read about 28 times a day, in 10 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1984Died30 March 1984
A and B in OntarioFilm, 1984Director1979
Gloria!Film, Director1977
The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza IFilm, Director1976Magellan: At the Gates of Death, Part I: The Red Gate I, 0Film, Director1974Autumnal EquinoxFilm, Director1972
Hapax Legomena II: Poetic JusticeFilm, Director1971
Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia)Film, Director1970
Zorns LemmaFilm, Director1969
Artificial LightFilm, Director1968
Maxwell's DemonFilm, Director1967
HeterodyneFilm, Director1966
Manual of ArmsFilm, Director1936Born11 March 1936
A and B in OntarioFilm, 1984Director1979Gloria!Film, Director1977The Birth of Magellan: Cadenza IFilm, Director1976Magellan: At the Gates of Death, Part I: The Red Gate I, 0Film, Director1974Autumnal EquinoxFilm, Director1972Hapax Legomena II: Poetic JusticeFilm, Director1971Hapax Legomena I: (nostalgia)Film, Director1970Zorns LemmaFilm, Director1969Artificial LightFilm, Director1968Maxwell's DemonFilm, Director1967HeterodyneFilm, Director1966Manual of ArmsFilm, Director1936Born11 March 1936People around Hollis
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About this person
He was best known for his innovative and non-linear structural films that defined the movement, including Lemon (1969), Zorns Lemma (1970), and Hapax Legomena (1971-1972), as well as his anthology book, Circles of Confusion: Film, Photography, Video: Texts, 1968-1980 (1983).
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 1984 · aged 48
