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Stan Brakhage

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, January 1933. Died in Victoria, Canada, March 2003, at 70. Enter your age above to see where you would be on this timeline.

Giant of American experimental film

  1. 0
    Born
    January 1933 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA · Life
  2. ~19
    Drops out of Dartmouth and makes his first film, Interim
    1952 · Denver, USA · Work
  3. ~26
    Films the birth of his child in Window Water Baby Moving
    1959 · Colorado, USA · Triumph
  4. ~30
    Makes Mothlight from moth wings pressed onto film
    1963 · Colorado, USA · Triumph
  5. ~31
    Completes Dog Star Man
    1964 · Colorado, USA · Triumph
  6. ~48
    Begins teaching at the University of Colorado
    1981 · Boulder, Colorado, USA · Work
  7. 70
    Dies
    March 2003 · Victoria, Canada · Life

Dates marked “~” are known only to the year, so the age may be off by one. Facts are checked against public sources, but mistakes can slip through.