Date of Birth
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1934
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Place of Birth
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Denver
(Colorado, United States of America, Area code 303, Area code 720, Area codes 303 and 720)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Lawrence Jordan, Jordan
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Profession
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Film Director, Film Editor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Cinematographer, Animator
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Larry Jordan is an independent filmmaker who has been working in the Bay Area in California since 1955, and making films since 1952. He has produced some 40 experimental and animation films, and three feature-length dramatic films. He is most widely known for his animated collage films. In 1970 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to make Sacred Art of Tibet. His animation has shown by invitation at the Cannes Film Festival. Jordan is one of the founding directors of Canyon Cinema Cooperative. He has shown films and lectured throughout the country. He is chairman of the film department at the San Francisco Art Institute.
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