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Robert Mapplethorpe(1946-1989)

  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was born on 4 November 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Breathless (1983), Lady (1984) and Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978). He died on 9 March 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornNovember 4, 1946
DiedMarch 9, 1989(42)
BornNovember 4, 1946
DiedMarch 9, 1989(42)
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Known for

Breathless (1983)
Breathless
6.0
  • Additional Crew
  • 1983
Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978)
Lady
6.4
Short
  • Director
  • 1984
Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978)
Patti Smith: Still Moving
7.8
Short
  • Director
  • 1978
Scratch the Surface (1997)
Scratch the Surface
6.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1997

Credits

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Director

  • Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978)
    Lady
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978)
    Patti Smith: Still Moving
    7.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Scratch the Surface (1997)
    Scratch the Surface
    6.4
    • still photographer
    • 1997

Additional Crew

  • Breathless (1983)
    Breathless
    6.0
    • photographer: portraits
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • November 4, 1946
    • Queens, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 1989
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA(AIDS)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His work has been referenced on The Simpsons (1989). In Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (1994), Homer inadvertently picks up a copy of one of his nude photograph books, and is immediately horrified.
  • Quotes
    I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

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