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Jack Smith

Jack Smith

Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of American performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer, though his photographic works are rare and remain largely unknown.

Known for

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017 • Himself (archive footage)
Love Thing
Love Thing
2012
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2008
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007 • Self (archive footage)
Two Wrenching Departures
Two Wrenching Departures
2006
Star Spangled to Death
Star Spangled to Death
2004 • The Spirit Not of Life But of Living
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation
1997 • Self
Shadows in the City
1991 • Spirit of Death

Full filmography

Star Spangled to Death
Star Spangled to Death
2004 • The Spirit Not of Life But of Living
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Shadows in the City
1991 • Spirit of Death
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The Trap Door
The Trap Door
1980 • Dr. Shrinkelstein
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Filmmakers
Filmmakers
1969 • Himself
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Song for Rent
Song for Rent
1969 • Rose Courtyard
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Hedy
1966 • soothsayer
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Batman Dracula
Batman Dracula
1964 • Batman / Dracula
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Blonde Cobra
Blonde Cobra
1963 • Madame Nescience
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The Death of P'town
The Death of P'town
1961 • Fairy Vampire
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Jack Smith – Biography, Known For & Filmography