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Maya Deren

Maya Deren

Biography

Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.

  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1917-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Also Known As: Eleonora Derenkowsky