Maya Deren

American filmmaker (1917-1961).

Born May 12th, 1917 in Kyiv. [ref]

Died October 13th, 1961 at 44 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Occupations
actor, choreographer, dancer, director, film actor, film director, film editor, filmmaker, musician, photographer, poet, writer
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde