Frank Stauffacher (1917 – 24 July 1955) was an American experimental filmmaker, best known for directing the cinema series "Art in Cinema" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from 1946 to 1954.[1]
Frank Stauffacher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | July 24, 1955 (aged 37–38) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | experimental filmmaker |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Jack Stauffacher |
He was the cinematographer for Mother's Day (1948) and Adventures of Jimmy (1950), two films by James Broughton. His brother, Jack Stauffacher, is a well-known printer and typeface creator.[2] On December 18, 2013, Notes on the Port of St. Francis was selected for the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.
From November 1948 until his death in 1955 from a brain tumor, Stauffacher was married to graphic artist Barbara Stauffacher Solomon.
Stauffacher's short film Zigzag was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.[3]
Selected filmography edit
- Sausalito (1948) impressionistic film of Sausalito, California
- Zigzag (1948) color film of neon signs
- Notes on the Port of St. Francis (1951) with narration by Robert Louis Stevenson read by Vincent Price
Bibliography edit
- Frank Stauffacher, Art in Cinema (San Francisco: Society for Art in Cinema, 1947) first edition
- Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Memoir of North Beach, SF and Frank Stauffacher n Zyzzyva magazine
References edit
- ^ "The Films of Frank Stauffacher | BAMPFA". bampfa.org. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Frank Stauffacher papers, 1927-1962". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
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