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Shirley Clarke
Profession:
Director, Editor, Producer, Screenwriter
Born:
Jan 1, 0001
Died:
Sep 23, 1997
Birth Name:
Shirley Brimberg
Biography:
American director Shirley Clarke planned to become a choreographer, staging her first dance recital at age 17. But the intricate movements of her dancers led Ms. Clarke to explore the possibilities of capturing those movements on celluloid-- which...
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