Alexeïeff, Alexandre 1901-1982

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Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker were French animators.

From the description of Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker correspondence with Cecile Starr, 1962-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612886301

Alexandre Alexeieff (1901-1982) was born in Russia, into a diplomat's family. He spent his early childhood in Istanbul. In 1921 he left Russia for France, where he began his career as a designer, book illustrator, and animator. In 1930 he met Claire Parker (1906-1981), an American art student living in Paris. Together they formed a lifelong partnership working on animated films, while Alexeieff also continued working as an illustrator of Russian and Western classics.

Cecile Starr (1921-) is an American film scholar, film maker, and producer. She has worked as a film critic, teacher, lecturer and promoter over a period of five decades. She was married to American film director and screen writer, Aram Boyajian.

From the guide to the Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker correspondence with Cecile Starr, 1962-1982., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

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creatorOf Alexeieff, Alexandre, 1901-1982. Une nuit sur le Mont Chauve / Alexandre Alexeïeff & Claire Parker. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Eugène and Maria Jolas Papers Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Alexeieff, Alexandre, 1901-1982. Alexander Alexeieff and Claire Parker correspondence with Cecile Starr, 1962-1982. Harvard University, Harvard Theater Collection, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker correspondence with Cecile Starr, 1962-1982. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Eugène and Maria Jolas Papers Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn John Canemaker Animation Collection, Bulk, 1970-2000, 1903-2012 Fales Library & Special Collections
creatorOf Alexeieff, Alexandre, 1901-1982. Une nuit sur le Mont Chauve / Alexandre Alexeïeff & Claire Parker. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
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associatedWith Amos Vogel. person
associatedWith Annecy (France). Musée-Château.. corporateBody
associatedWith Artistes et les amis du cinema d'animation corporateBody
associatedWith ASIFA-Canada corporateBody
associatedWith Berthold Bartosch. person
correspondedWith Boyajian, Aram person
associatedWith Butterworth, Virginia person
associatedWith Canemaker, John person
correspondedWith Cecile Starr person
correspondedWith Claire Parker. person
associatedWith Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill. corporateBody
associatedWith Ente Provincale per il Turismo di Milano. corporateBody
associatedWith Films Jean Mineur. corporateBody
associatedWith Fleming, Ward. person
associatedWith Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli. corporateBody
associatedWith Giannalberto Bendazzi. person
associatedWith Guy Glover person
associatedWith Jacques Catteau. person
associatedWith Jolas, Eugène, 1894-1952. person
associatedWith Jonas Mekas. person
associatedWith La Division de Production A. corporateBody
associatedWith Lee Dratfiled person
associatedWith Les Films Roger Leenhardt. corporateBody
associatedWith Lisze Bechtold person
associatedWith Lopes, Pedro Cláudio de Faria. person
associatedWith Los Angeles International Film Exposition. corporateBody
associatedWith Louis Mollion person
associatedWith Metropolitan Museum of Art corporateBody
associatedWith Mollion, Louis person
associatedWith National Film Board of Canada. corporateBody
associatedWith Parker, Claire. person
correspondedWith Parker, Claire, 1921- person
associatedWith Ruth Rains person
associatedWith Schlesinger, Edmund. person
associatedWith Sidney Jezequel person
correspondedWith Starr, Cecile person
associatedWith Starr, Cecile. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
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Animators
Illustrators
Women animators
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Birth 1901-04-18

Death 1982-08-09

French

English,

Japanese,

French

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