1917 - 1961
Maya Deren American Film Director
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Maya Deren was previously married to Teiji Ito (1960 - 1961), Alexander Hammid and Gregory Bardacke (1935 - 1939).
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American Film Director Maya Deren was born Eleanora Derenkovskaya on 29th April, 1917 in Kiev, Ukraine and passed away on 13th Oct 1961 New York City, New York, USA aged 44. She is most remembered for Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), At Land (1944), A Study for Choreography for Camera (1945), Ritual in Transfigured Time (1945-1946), Meditation on Violence (1947), The Very Eye of Night (1959). Her zodiac sign is Taurus.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 3 |
5 years
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3 years, 4 months
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1 year
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| Total | 3 |
5 years
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3 years, 4 months
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1 year
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Details
| First Name |
Maya
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| Last Name |
Deren
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| Full Name at Birth |
Eleanora Derenkovskaya
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| Alternative Name |
Eleanora Derenkowsky, Maya Deren, Eleanora Derenkovskaya, Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська
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| Birthday |
29th April, 1917
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| Birthplace |
Kiev, Ukraine
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| Died |
13th October, 1961
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| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Cerebral Hemorrhage (brought on by extreme malnutrition)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| University |
New York University, New School for Social Research, Smith College
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| Occupation Text |
Filmmaker, film actress, choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, and photographer
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| Occupation |
Film Director
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| Claim to Fame |
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), At Land (1944), A Study for Choreography for Camera (1945), Ritual in Transfigured Time (1945-1946), Meditation on Violence (1947), The Very Eye of Night (1959)
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Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian: Елеоно́ра Деренко́вська), was a Ukrainian-born American experimental filmmaker and important promoter of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, and photographer.
