
Kenneth Anger
Known for: Directing
Born: February 3, 1927
Died: May 11, 2023
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927 - May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which in particular have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle," and form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history. His films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult,…
Known for

24 Hour Sunset
2023

Lucifer Rising
1974

Fireworks
1947
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982

Anger Me
2006

The Dead
1960

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986

Arabesque for Kenneth Anger
1961

The Spells of Kenneth Anger
2003

72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger
2018

Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon
1991

42 One Dream Rush
2010

Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual
1970

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two
2007
Notes on Marie Menken
2006

Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger
2019

Invocation of My Demon Brother
1969
Prisoner of Mars
1942

Rescued from the Closet
2001
Look Back at Anger
1974

Magick Lantern Cycle
1974

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002

Night of Pan
2009

Jonas in the Desert
1994

Birth of a Nation
1997

Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
2003

A Spy in the House of Love
1998

FLicKeR
2009

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995

The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015

Mansfield 66/67
2017

Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den
2019

Satan Lives
2015
Disinfo.Con
2007

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
2007

Langlois
1970

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
1954

Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
2006

365 Day Project
2007
SexTV
1998