Cecile Starr
Cecile Starr | |
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| Born | 1921, July 14 Nashville, TN |
| Died | 2014, December 9 |
| Spouse | Aram Boyajian |
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]
Early Life & Education
Starr was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduate from the Louisiana State University in 1941 with a B.A. in Romance Languages. In 1952, Starr graduated from the Columbia University's Teacher College with a Masters in Adult Education. She worked in Columbia's graduate film department teaching film history and criticism from 1955-1961.[6]
Career
During WWII, Starr worked at the Australian News and Information Bureau, which was associated during that time with the Office of War Information.[7]
Starting in 1949, Starr began working for the Saturday Review of Literature where she wrote Film reviews.
From 1955-1961, Starr worked in Columbia's graduate film department teaching film history.[6] Between 1967-1968, she helped create and coordinate school film programs for the Lincoln Center Education Department.[8]
Starr was a contributing writer for Sight and Sound, a British film magazine, Film Quarterly and Filmmakers Newsletters.[1]
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
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Cecile Starr Papers". www.columbia.edu.
- ^ a b "Starr, Cecile, 1921- - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
- ^ "Collection: Cecile Starr papers relating to Mary Ellen Bute | Archives at Yale".
- ^ "Cecile Starr Tribute Celebration". The New York Public Library.
- ^ a b "Starr, Cecile, 1921- - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "Cecile Starr Interview — FRAMEWORK | The Journal of Cinema and Media". FRAMEWORK. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "Cecile Starr Interview — FRAMEWORK | The Journal of Cinema and Media". FRAMEWORK. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
External Links
Cecile Starr Papers, 1925-2001, Columbia University
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