Chris Marker date of birth:
July 29, 1921
How old was Chris Marker when died?
91
Where was Chris Marker born?
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
When did Chris Marker die?
July 30, 2012
What is Chris Marker nationality?
French
What is Chris Marker's occupation?
Film director, photographer, journalist, multimedia artist
Short Biography
Chris Marker (29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La Jetée (1962), A Grin Without a Cat (1977), Sans Soleil (1983) and AK (1985), an essay film on the Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. Marker is often associated with the Left Bank Cinema movement that occurred in the late 1950s and included such other filmmakers as Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda, Henri Colpi and Armand Gatti.