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E. Francis Thompson (January 3, 1908 – December 26, 2003) was an influential American film director, producer, and writer.[1]

Francis Thompson
BornJanuary 3, 1908
DiedDecember 26, 2003 (aged 95)
OccupationFilm director

Thompson was born Ebenezer Francis Thompson on January 3, 1908,[2][better source needed] in Titusville, Pennsylvania,[3] and commenced his career as a painter and art teacher before he directed his first film Evolution of a Skyscraper.[4]

He is best known for the films, N.Y., N.Y. (1957) and To Be Alive! (1964), and is credited with making the first IMAX film, To Fly (1976).[5]

Thompson's style can most accurately be described as ciné-poème. In many of his films, Thompson employs a variety of kaleidoscopic lenses, distorting devices, and secretive techniques, turning his work into more of an abstract art installation than feature film.

He won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) for To Be Alive! (1964), which he co-directed with Alexander Hammid.[6] He was a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with a 50-year career in filmmaking, retiring in 1987.[3]

Thompson died on December 26, 2003 in New York at the age of 95.[1][3]


References


  1. Healy, Patrick (December 29, 2003). "Francis Thompson, 95, Whose Films Inspired Imax". The New York Times.
  2. "US Social Security recordsm". Ancestry.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Francis Thompson, 95; Filmmaker Won Oscar for Documentary". Los Angeles Times. December 31, 2003. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. "Francis Thompson Biography". people.wcsu.edu.
  5. "Light Cone - Francis THOMPSON". lightcone.org.
  6. "1965 (38th Academy Award)". Academy Awards® Database - AMPAS. Retrieved January 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)



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[de] Francis Thompson (Regisseur)

Francis Thompson (* 3. Januar 1908 in Titusville, Pennsylvania; † 26. Dezember 2003 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur, Filmproduzent und Drehbuchautor, der bei den 38. Academy Awards 1966 für seinen Film To Be Alive! mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet wurde.[1]
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