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Howard Alk(1930-1982)

  • Editor
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Howard Alk was born on 25 October 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an editor and cinematographer, known for Janis (1974), Luxman Baul's Movie (1971) and American Revolution 2 (1969). He died in January 1982 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornOctober 25, 1930
DiedJanuary 1982
BornOctober 25, 1930
DiedJanuary 1982
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Known for

Janis Joplin in Janis (1974)
Janis
7.7
  • Editor
  • 1974
Luxman Baul's Movie
  • Editor
  • 1971
American Revolution 2 (1969)
American Revolution 2
6.7
  • Editor
  • 1969
The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
The Murder of Fred Hampton
7.5
  • Editor
  • 1971

Credits

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Editor

  • Bob Dylan in The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival (2007)
    The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 2007
  • Renaldo and Clara (1978)
    Renaldo and Clara
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Janis Joplin in Janis (1974)
    Janis
    7.7
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • Eat the Document (1972)
    Eat the Document
    6.9
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Luxman Baul's Movie
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
    The Murder of Fred Hampton
    7.5
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • American Revolution 2 (1969)
    American Revolution 2
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • You Are What You Eat (1968)
    You Are What You Eat
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 1968
  • Joan Baez and Donovan in Festival (1967)
    Festival
    7.5
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal
    TV Series
    • film editor
    • 1966
  • The Cry of Jazz (1959)
    The Cry of Jazz
    6.3
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1959

Cinematographer

  • Bob Dylan in Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
    Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
    7.5
    • director of photography
    • 2019
  • Bob Dylan in Snapshots from the Tour (2015)
    Snapshots from the Tour
    7.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2015
  • 65 Revisited (2007)
    65 Revisited
    7.7
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Renaldo and Clara (1978)
    Renaldo and Clara
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Eat the Document (1972)
    Eat the Document
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Luxman Baul's Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
    The Murder of Fred Hampton
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • American Revolution 2 (1969)
    American Revolution 2
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues (1967)
    Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues
    7.9
    Music Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)
    Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1967

Director

  • Janis Joplin in Janis (1974)
    Janis
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Luxman Baul's Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971)
    The Murder of Fred Hampton
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1971
  • American Revolution 2 (1969)
    American Revolution 2
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 25, 1930
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • January 1982
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(heroin overdose)
  • Other works
    Co-founder of Chicago's Second City theater.

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