Cecile Starr (July 14, 1921 - December 2014) was an American filmmaker, educator and author who taught and wrote about moving pictures. She was born in

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

. She married film producer Aram Boyajian in 1957. They had two children. She was a founder and co-director of the Women's Independent Film Exchange. She conducted research for a documentary film on

Mary Ellen Bute Mary Ellen Bute (November 21, 1906 – October 17, 1983) was a pioneer American film animator, producer, and director. She was one of the first female experimental filmmakers, and was the creator of some of the first electronically genera ...

that she never completed. In 2015, the New York Public Library held a tribute event in honor of her work.

Writings

* Experimental Animation: Origins of a New Art (1968), co-authored with Robert Russett * Ideas on Film: A Handbook for the 16mm Film User (1971) * Discovering the Movies: An Illustrated Introduction to the Moving Image (1972)

Filmography

* Rembrandt and the Bible (1967) * Islamic Carpets (1970) * Fellow Citizen: A. Lincoln (1972) * Richter on Film (1972)

References

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