Shirley Clarke was born on October 2, 1919 in New York City, New York, USA as Shirley Brimberg. She was a director and editor, known for The Cool World (1963), Portrait of Jason (1967) and The Connection (1962). She was married to Bert Clarke. She died on September 23, 1997.
October 2, 1919, New York City, New York, United States
Died
September 23, 1997, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Profession
Director, Editor, Producer
Education
City College of New York, Stephens College
Children
Wendy Clarke
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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Daughter of wealthy manufacturer Samuel L. Brimberg. She was educated at Lincoln School, Manhattan, and studied modern dance under Martha Graham. At age seventeen, she got her first job as a choreographer. Later performed her own works at the Dance Theatre, and at Carnegie Hall, in New York. Was a board member of the National Dance Association. Gave up her dancing career for independent film making in 1953.
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Professor of film at the University of California in Los Angeles, 1975-83.
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Lived at NYC's Chelsea Hotel, she is one of the luminaries honored with a plaque there.