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Kevin Brownlow

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A documentary about a beautiful scientist in the 1930s who invents a machine that can see into the past.
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Kevin Brownlow was born on 2 June 1938 in Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for It Happened Here (1964), American Masters (1985) and Unknown Chaplin (1983). He has been married to Virginia Keane since August 1969.
BornJune 2, 1938
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    • Won 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 17 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    It Happened Here (1964)
    It Happened Here
    6.7
    • Producer
    • 1964
    American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Unknown Chaplin (1983)
    Unknown Chaplin
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
    Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Loïe Fuller: Obsessed with Light (2023)
      Loïe Fuller: Obsessed with Light
      7.5
      • consulting producer
      • 2023
    • Letters from Baghdad (2016)
      Letters from Baghdad
      7.0
      • consulting producer
      • 2016
    • Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
      Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1995
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1987–1993
    • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
      Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1987
    • A Turnip Head's Guide to the British Cinema (1986)
      A Turnip Head's Guide to the British Cinema
      • producer
      • 1986
    • Lindsay Anderson in Free Cinema (1986)
      Free Cinema
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • series producer
      • 1986
    • Unknown Chaplin (1983)
      Unknown Chaplin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1983
    • Hollywood (1980)
      Hollywood
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1980
    • Winstanley (1975)
      Winstanley
      7.1
      • producer
      • 1975
    • It Happened Here (1964)
      It Happened Here
      6.7
      • producer
      • 1964
    • Claude Autant-Lara, José Davert, Jack London, and Rene Meyer-See in Construire un feu (1930)
      Construire un feu
      6.8
      Short
      • segment producer (video segment)
      • 1930
    • The Wind (1928)
      The Wind
      8.0
      • producer (1983 alternate version)
      • 1928
    • Ann Christy and Harold Lloyd in Speedy (1928)
      Speedy
      7.6
      • producer (1992 alternate version)
      • 1928
    • The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927)
      The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
      7.5
      • producer (1986 alternate version)
      • 1927

    Director

    • I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
      I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Greta Garbo in Garbo (2005)
      Garbo
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Buster Keaton in So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
      So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Cecil B. DeMille in Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004)
      Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • The Tramp and the Dictator (2002)
      The Tramp and the Dictator
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
      Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
      Universal Horror
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
      Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987)
      Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Millay at Steepletop (1983)
      Millay at Steepletop
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Unknown Chaplin (1983)
      Unknown Chaplin
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Hollywood (1980)
      Hollywood
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Winstanley (1975)
      Winstanley
      7.1
      • Director
      • 1975
    • Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite (1968)
      Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1968

    Additional Crew

    • Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)
      Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
      7.7
      • historical consultant
      • 2018
    • Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018)
      Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
      7.0
      • consultant
      • 2018
    • Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)
      Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend
      8.1
      • project consultant
      • 2007
    • A Sense of Carol Reed
      7.4
      Video
      • archive footage courtesy of: Photoplay Productions
      • 2006
    • I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
      I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper
      7.6
      • audio interviews
      • 2005
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • senior creative consultant
      • 2005
    • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
      The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
      7.7
      • archival photographs
      • scholar consultant
      • 2004
    • Chaplin Today: A King in New York (2003)
      Chaplin Today: A King in New York
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • historical advisor
      • 2003
    • Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris (2003)
      Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • archive source
      • historical advisor
      • 2003
    • Chaplin Today: City Lights (2003)
      Chaplin Today: City Lights
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • historical advisor
      • 2003
    • Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux (2003)
      Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • historical advisor
      • 2003
    • Chaplin Today: The Circus (2003)
      Chaplin Today: The Circus
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • historical advisor
      • 2003
    • Chaplin Today: The Kid (2003)
      Chaplin Today: The Kid
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • historical advisor
      • 2003
    • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
      Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
      7.9
      • film consultant
      • 2003
    • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
      And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • historical consultant
      • 2003

    Videos2

    2010 Governors Awards: Honorary Award recipient Kevin Brownlow
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    2010 Governors Awards: Honorary Award recipient Kevin Brownlow
    The Chronoscope
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    The Chronoscope
    The Chronoscope
    Trailer 1:03
    The Chronoscope

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 2, 1938
      • Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Virginia KeaneAugust 1969 - present
    • Other works
      Book: "The Parade's Gone By . . . ".
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      • 3 Articles

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      Began collecting silent movies at age 11.

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