Maya Deren
(1917-1961)
American filmmaker
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Maya Deren (born Eleonora Derenkovskaya; Ukrainian: Елеонора Деренковська; May 12 [O.S. April 29] 1917 – October 13, 1961) was an American experimental filmmaker and important part of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, and photographer.
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Eleanora Derenkovskaya 29 April 1917 Kiev, Ukraine
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13 October 1961 (aged 44) New York City, New York, USA
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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Alexander Hammid 1907-2004 · American film director, photographer, actor, film editor and cinematographer · m. ????
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