Directing
Kenneth Anger
- Born
- Feb 3, 1927 · Aged 96
- Died
- May 11, 2023
- Place of birth
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 39
- TV credits
- 1
- Directing credits
- 34
Also known as (2)
- Kenneth Anglemyer
- Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer
Biography
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927 - May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which in particular have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle," and form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history. His films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult, and have been described as containing "elements of erotica, documentary, psychodrama, and…
