Maya Deren
Biography
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.
Personal information
Known for: Directors
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 29/04/1917
Date of death: 13/10/1961
Place of birth: Kyiv, Ukraine
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