Maya Deren nickname(s):
Eleanora Derenkowsky
Maya Deren date of birth:
April 29, 1917
How old was Maya Deren when died?
44
Where was Maya Deren born?
Kiev, Ukraine, Russia
When did Maya Deren die?
October 13, 1961
Where did Maya Deren die?
New York, New York, USA
Why did Maya Deren die?
cerebral hemorrhage
Maya Deren body shape:
Slim
What is Maya Deren nationality?
American
Where did Maya Deren go to university?
New York University , New School for Social Research , Smith College
What is Maya Deren's occupation?
Film Director
Maya Deren claim to fame:
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Short Biography
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleanora Derenkowskaia (Russian: Элеоно́ра Деренко́вская), was one of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s. Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer.