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Iris Barry

American art historian and film preservationist (1895-1969) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 74

Iris Barry was a British-American film critic and curator. In the 1920s she helped establish the original London Film Society, and was the first curator of the film department of the Museum of Modern Art, New York City in 1935.

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Awards

Knight of the Legion of Honour

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1969 · aged 74