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Gene Curtis Harrington (September 17, 1926 – May 6, 2007) was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films and horror films. He is considered one of the forerunners of New Queer Cinema .
Curtis Harrington was an excellent and shamefully underrated writer and director who specialized in marvelously offbeat and atmospheric low-budget independent horror pictures. Harrington was born on September 17, 1926, in Los Angeles and grew up in Beaumont, California.
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May 10, 2007 · 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...
Oct 11, 2013 · Curtis Harrington began making movies as a teenager in Los Angeles during World War II. His debut was a poignant rendition of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of the House of...
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Curtis Harrington was an excellent and shamefully underrated writer and director who specialized in marvelously offbeat and atmospheric low-budget independent horror pictures. Harrington was born on September 17, 1926, in Los Angeles and grew up in Beaumont, California.
- September 17, 1926
- May 6, 2007
Apr 9, 2020 · If there’s a realm of cinema that explores these nebulous borders and their madness, then its king can be no other filmmaker than Curtis Harrington. Known today as a pioneer of New Queer Cinema, Harrington first gained recognition for his student films in the immediate post-WWII cultural shifts.
A series of films by the late experimental and Hollywood director Curtis Harrington, who was influenced by Maya Deren, James Whale and Joseph Von Sternberg. Learn about his life, style and legacy in this tribute program.
