Curtis Harrington
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| - | {{Template}} | + | {{Template}}'''Curtis Harrington''' ([[September 17]], [[1926]] – [[May 6]], [[2007]]) was an American film and television director whose work included [[experimental film]]s, [[horror film]]s, and episodic television. <ref name=obit>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Curtis Harrington, Director Of Horror Films, Dies at 80 |url= |quote= Curtis Harrington, who dived under his seat while watching his first horror film as a child, then went on to be a filmmaker known for his elegant, edgy cinematic forays into the macabre, died on Sunday at his home in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. He was 80. Robert Mundy, his longtime friend and a screenwriter, said that Mr. Harrington never fully recovered from a stroke in 2005, but that the cause of death had not been officially determined. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=[[May 10]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-07-21 }}</ref> |
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| + | Harrington was born in [[Los Angeles]] and attended [[Occidental College]] and the [[University of Southern California]] and graduated from the [[University of California, Los Angeles]], with a film studies degree. <ref name=obit/> | ||
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| + | He began his career as a film critic, writing a book on [[Josef von Sternberg]] in 1948. He directed several [[avant-garde]] short films in the 1940s, including ''[[Fragment of Seeking]]'' and ''[[Picnic]]''. Harrington worked with [[Kenneth Anger]], serving as a [[cinematographer]] on Anger's ''[[Puce Moment]]'' and acting in ''[[Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome]]''. | ||
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| + | Harrington had cameo roles in films such as [[Orson Welles]]'s ''[[The Other Side of the Wind]]'' and [[Bill Condon]]'s ''[[Gods and Monsters]]''. (Harrington knew [[James Whale]] during the end of Whale's life, and was a major contributor to Condon's film.) He also directed ''Who Slew Auntie Roo?'' (1971) with [[Shelley Winters]], ''What's the Matter With Helen?'' with Winters and [[Debbie Reynolds]] (1972), and ''The Killer Bees'' (1974) with [[Gloria Swanson]] in one of her last film roles. | ||
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| + | In the 1970s and 1980s, Harrington directed episodes of ''[[Dynasty (TV series)|Dynasty]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', and ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' for television. | ||
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Harrington was born in Los Angeles and attended Occidental College and the University of Southern California and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a film studies degree. <ref name=obit/>
He began his career as a film critic, writing a book on Josef von Sternberg in 1948. He directed several avant-garde short films in the 1940s, including Fragment of Seeking and Picnic. Harrington worked with Kenneth Anger, serving as a cinematographer on Anger's Puce Moment and acting in Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.
Harrington had cameo roles in films such as Orson Welles's The Other Side of the Wind and Bill Condon's Gods and Monsters. (Harrington knew James Whale during the end of Whale's life, and was a major contributor to Condon's film.) He also directed Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) with Shelley Winters, What's the Matter With Helen? with Winters and Debbie Reynolds (1972), and The Killer Bees (1974) with Gloria Swanson in one of her last film roles.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Harrington directed episodes of Dynasty, Wonder Woman, The Twilight Zone, and Charlie's Angels for television.
