Robert Nelson (filmmaker)
Robert Nelson | |
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| Born | March 1, 1930 San Francisco |
| Died | January 9, 2012 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, cinematographer, writer |
| Spouse | Gunvor Nelson |
Robert Nelson (March 1, 1930; San Francisco – January 9, 2012; Laytonville, California) was an American experimental film director.[1][2]
Archive
[edit]The moving image collection of Robert Nelson is housed at the Academy Film Archive.[3] The Academy Film Archive has preserved a number of Robert Nelson's films, including Grateful Dead, The Great Blondino, and Hot Leatherette.[4]
Selected filmography
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- Building Muir Beach House (1961, with Gunvor Nelson)
- Last Week at Oona's Bath (1962, with Gunvor Nelson)
- The Mystery of Amelia Air-Heart Solved (1962)
- King Ubu (1963)
- Plastic Haircut (1963, with William T. Wiley, R.G. Davis, Robert H. Hudson, Steve Reich)
- Oh Dem Watermelons (1965)
- Confessions of a Black Mother-Succuba (1965)
- Oily Peloso the Pumph Man (1965)
- Thick Pucker (1965)
- Sixty Lazy Dogs (1965)
- Half-Open and Lumpy (1967)
- Penny Bright and Jimmy Witherspoon (1967)
- Superspread (1967)
- The Beard (1967)
- Portrait of Gourley (1967)
- The Off Handed Jape (1967, with William T. Wiley)
- Hot Leatherette (1967)
- The Great Blondino (1967, with William T. Wiley)
- Grateful Dead (1967)
- The Awful Backlash (1967, with William Allan)
- War is Hell (1968, with William Allan)
- What Do You Talk About? (1969, with William T. Wiley)
- Bleu Shut (1970)
- King David (1970/73/2003, with Mike Henderson)
- R.I.P. (1970/74/2003)
- No-More (1971, with various students at Cornell University)
- Worldly Woman (1973, with Mike Henderson)
- Deep Westurn (1974)
- Suite California Stops & Passes Part 1: Tijuana to Hollywood Via Death Valley (1976)
- Suite California Stops & Passes Part 2: San Francisco to the Sierra Nevadas & Back Again (1978)
- Hamlet Act (1982)
- Limitations (1988)
- Curious Native Customs (1989)
- 199 L.la (1989)
- Hauling Toto Big (1997)
- Special Warning (1998)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Weber, Bruce (January 21, 2012). "Robert Nelson, Experimental Filmmaker, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Still Underground: Films by Robert Nelson". January 21, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Robert Nelson Collection". Academy Film Archive. September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links
[edit]- "Goodbye, Bob" post by Mark Toscano, from Preservation Insanity
- Canyoncinema.com
- L.A. Weekly article, Jan 17, 2008
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