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Cecile Starr (July 14, 1921 - December 2014) was an American filmmaker, educator and author who taught and wrote about moving pictures.[1]

She was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] She married film producer Aram Boyajian in 1957.[2] They had two children.[3]

She was a founder and co-director of the Women's Independent Film Exchange.[3] She conducted research for a documentary film on Mary Ellen Bute that she never completed.[4]

In 2015, the New York Public Library held a tribute event in honor of her work.[5]

Writings

  • Experimental Animation: Origins of a New Art (1968), co-authored with Robert Russett
  • Ideas on Film: A Handbook for the 16mm Film User (1971)
  • Discovering the Movies: An Illustrated Introduction to the Moving Image (1972)

Filmography

  • Rembrandt and the Bible (1967)
  • Islamic Carpets (1970)
  • Fellow Citizen: A. Lincoln (1972)
  • Richter on Film (1972)

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Deane Martin (May 29, 2016). "Interview with Cecile Starr". Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media. 57 (1): 58–84. doi:10.13110/framework.57.1.0058. S2CID 190821545 – via research.monash.edu.
  2. ^ "Cecile Starr Papers". www.columbia.edu.
  3. ^ a b "Starr, Cecile, 1921- - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
  4. ^ https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/11/resources/807
  5. ^ "Cecile Starr Tribute Celebration". The New York Public Library.