Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger in 2011
Born
Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer

(1927-02-03)February 3, 1927
DiedMay 11, 2023(2023-05-11) (aged 96)
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, actor, author, occultist
Years active1941–2010s
AwardsMaya Deren Award (1996)

Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer, February 3, 1927-May 11, 2023) was an American filmmaker, actor and author.[1] He has been called "one of America's first openly gay filmmakers".[2] His best known works were Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954), Scorpio Rising (1964), Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965), and the gossip book Hollywood Babylon (1965).

References

  1. ↑ The Kinsey Institute, Spotlight on the Collections: Filmmaker Kenneth Anger Archived March 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 2004. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  2. ↑ Svede, Mark Allen (2002). "Anger, Kenneth". glbtq. Archived from the original on May 26, 2006.