A Film Guide to the Strange, Unusual and Controversial
Filmmakers
Kenneth Anger
Birth: Feb. 3, 1927
Official Website: None
Major Works: Mouse Heaven (2004)
Lucifer Rising (1972)
Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)
Kustom Kar Kommandos (1965)
Scorpio Rising (1964)
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
Eaux d’artifice (1953)
Rabbit’s Moon (1950)
Puce Moment (1949)
Fireworks (1947)
Notes: Real name: Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer
Wrote the best-selling, scandal-laced history Hollywood Babylon.
In 1969, he took out a full-page ad in Variety announcing his retirement from filmmaking. Although, eventually he continued to work on projects.
Other Resources: IMDB: Profile
Senses of Cinema: Profile
Video: Kenneth Anger Interview - On Magick and Film Commentary
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