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Marie Menken
American filmmaker (1909-1970) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 61
Marie Menken was an American experimental filmmaker, painter, and socialite. She was noted for her unique filming style that incorporated collage. She was one of the first New York filmmakers to use a hand-held camera and trained Andy Warhol on its use.
Marie Menken is read about 23 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 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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1970Died29 December 19701968
Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm1967
Watts with EggsFilm, Director1966
Chelsea GirlsFilm, Mother1965
Andy WarholFilm, Director1964
Go! Go! Go!Film, Director1963
NotebookFilm, Director1961
Arabesque for Kenneth AngerFilm, Director1959
DwightianaFilm, Director1958The Gravediggers from GuadixFilm, Director1957
Glimpse of the GardenFilm, Director1952
Image in the SnowFilm, Mother1945
Visual Variations on NoguchiFilm, Director1943
The Geography of the BodyFilm, Body1909Born25 May 1909
Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm1967Watts with EggsFilm, Director1966Chelsea GirlsFilm, Mother1965Andy WarholFilm, Director1964Go! Go! Go!Film, Director1963NotebookFilm, Director1961Arabesque for Kenneth AngerFilm, Director1959DwightianaFilm, Director1958The Gravediggers from GuadixFilm, Director1957Glimpse of the GardenFilm, Director1952Image in the SnowFilm, Mother1945Visual Variations on NoguchiFilm, Director1943The Geography of the BodyFilm, Body1909Born25 May 1909People around Marie
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About this person
Her film Glimpse of the Garden was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1970 · aged 61
