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| 07.14.2008 |
Cecile Starr turns 87
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Throughout her life Cecile has been a been a devoted guardian and advocate of independent film. Her writing, teaching, promoting, and preserving of independent film has helped pave the way for many artists, filmmakers, and writers working within independent cinema. She is perhaps best known to many for her invaluable text, Experimental Animation (1976, reprinted in 1988 and now out of print) co-written with Robert Russett. Her career began in the news industry, which led to writing about films. She soon realized that there were works – art films and shorts – that were being overshadowed and ignored; films by people such as Hans Richter, Len Lye, Mary Ellen Bute, and Oskar Fischinger.
Her love of such films and her spirited work to see that they have an audience and that they endure is her great gift to all of us. We invite you all to raise a glass, light a candle, or perhaps project a film in her honor. From your friends at iota - Happy Birthday Cecile! |
Larry cuba
I'll second that, wholeheartedly.
With the help of (sorely missed) Wendy Jackson Hall, I was able to receive permission from Cecile to use excerpts of some of Mary Ellen Bute's films in the closing article of my "Notes from the Underground" series (published by AWN).
I am still very grateful to both Cecile and Wendy for that.
Happy Birthday Cecile!
Jean Detheux