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James Broughton(1913-1999)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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James Broughton
James Broughton was born on 10 November 1913 in Modesto, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Pleasure Garden (1955), The Potted Psalm (1946) and Erogeny (1976). He was married to Suzanna Hart. He died on 17 May 1999 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA.
BornNovember 10, 1913
DiedMay 17, 1999(85)
BornNovember 10, 1913
DiedMay 17, 1999(85)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

The Pleasure Garden (1955)
The Pleasure Garden
6.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1955
The Potted Psalm (1946)
The Potted Psalm
5.7
Short
  • Director
  • 1946
Erogeny
6.1
Short
  • Director
  • 1976
Dreamwood (1972)
Dreamwood
5.6
  • Director
  • 1972

Credits

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Director

  • Mother's Day (1948)
    Scattered Remains
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Devotions (1983)
    Devotions
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    The Gardener of Eden
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Hermes Bird (1979)
    Hermes Bird
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Song of the Godbody
    7.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • The Water Circle
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Erogeny
    6.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Together
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Testament (1974)
    Testament
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    High Kukus
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Dreamwood (1972)
    Dreamwood
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    Nuptiae
    5.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    The Golden Positions
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • This Is It (1970)
    This Is It
    5.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    The Bed
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968

Writer

  • Herogeny
    Short
    • writer
    • 2010
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    Scattered Remains
    6.4
    Short
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Devotions (1983)
    Devotions
    6.8
    Short
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    The Gardener of Eden
    6.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Erogeny
    6.1
    Short
    • poem
    • 1976
  • Testament (1974)
    Testament
    6.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Dreamwood (1972)
    Dreamwood
    5.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • The Pleasure Garden (1955)
    The Pleasure Garden
    6.2
    Short
    • writer
    • 1955
  • The Potted Psalm (1946)
    The Potted Psalm
    5.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1946

Actor

  • Jungle Girl (1984)
    Jungle Girl
    • Ventriloquist
    • 1984
  • Devotions (1983)
    Devotions
    6.8
    Short
    • 1983
  • Mother's Day (1948)
    The Gardener of Eden
    6.2
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1981
  • Hermes Bird (1979)
    Hermes Bird
    6.5
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1979
  • James
    Short
    • 1979
  • The Water Circle
    6.3
    Short
    • (voice)
    • 1977
  • Adventures of Jimmy (1950)
    Adventures of Jimmy
    5.8
    Short
    • Jimmy
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 10, 1913
    • Modesto, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 17, 1999
    • Port Townsend, Washington, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Suzanna HartDecember 6, 1962 - July 20, 1978 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Serena Felicity Broughton (DeCastro)
  • Parents
      Irwin Reece Broughton
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Film maker, poet, and playwright.
  • Quotes
    All the world's a bed, and men and women merely dreamers.
  • Nickname
    • Father of West Coast Independent Cinema

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