Shanks, Ann Zane, 1927-

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Birth 1927

Biographical notes:

Producer and director for theater, film and television, Ann Shanks produced Lillian, a one-woman show about Lillian Hellman by William Luce starring Zoe Caldwell and directed and produced S. J. Perelman in Person, a one-man show written by her husband, Bob Shanks. She also directed and/or produced various TV movies of the week for CBS and NBC, produced and directed a PBS special on French impressionism and wrote, produced and directed various award-winning short films. Ann Shanks was also an author, photographer and photojournalist. Her photographs were published in magazines and exhibited in museums including the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, and she had a number of books published including Busted Lives: Dialogues with Kids in Jail, illustrated with her photographs.

From the guide to the Ann Shanks papers, 1979-1996, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)

Producer and director for theater, film and television, Ann Shanks produced LILLIAN, a one-woman show about Lillian Hellman by William Luce starring Zoe Caldwell and directed and produced S.J. PERELMAN IN PERSON, a one-man show written by her husband, Bob Shanks.

She also directed and/or produced various TV movies of the week for CBS and NBC, produced and directed a PBS special on French impressionism and wrote, produced and directed various award-winning short films. Ann Shanks was also an author, photographer and photojournalist. Her photographs were published in magazines and exhibited in museums including the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, and she had a number of books published including Busted Lives: Dialogues with Kids in Jail, illustrated with her photographs.

From the description of Ann Shanks papers. 1979-1996. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682444