Jack Smith (November 14, 1932 – September 18, 1989) 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. [1]

Director: Flaming Creatures. Jack Smith was born on 14 November 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Flaming Creatures (1963), Normal Love (1963) and The Illiac Passion (1967). He died on 25 September 1989 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

Sep 14, 2023 · Jack Smith, (1932-1989), The “terminally underground, wildly uncommercial photographer, filmmaker, performance artist, and all-around difficult personality”, as one notable biographer, film critic, J. Hoberman, thus (accurately) describes him.

Jack Smith, an American film director and actor, was a true pioneer in underground cinema. He is often referred to as the "father of American performance art" and a "master photographer." However, Smith produced very few photographs, and little is known about them.

Jack Smith (November 14, 1932 – September 18, 1989) 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 …

Jack Smith (14 November 1932 in Columbus, Ohio - 25 September 1989 in New York City) was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema.

Few artists can be said to have had a greater influence on the history of experimental cinema, queer cinema, and performance art than Jack Smith (1932–1989). Smith was an antic performer who played to the cheap seats, flamboyantly and tragicomically overwrought in the manner of Theda Bara, Maria Montez, Gloria Swanson, and Dorothy Lamour.

Jack Smith (November 14, 1932 – September 18, 1989) 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.

Jack Smith was one of the most accomplished and influential underground artists in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, a key figure in the cultural history of Downtown film, performance, and art. From the late 1950s until his death from A.I.D.S. in 1989, Smith was chiefly recognized for his work in film and performance.

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 …