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Margaret Mead(1901-1978)

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  • Director
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Margaret Mead
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Margaret Mead was born on 16 December 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was a writer and director, known for A Balinese Family: the Karmas of Bajoeng Gedé (1952), The Working Mother (1961) and Trance and Dance in Bali (1951). She was married to Gregory Bateson, Reo Fortune and Luther Cressman. She died on 15 November 1978 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornDecember 16, 1901
DiedNovember 15, 1978(76)
BornDecember 16, 1901
DiedNovember 15, 1978(76)
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Known for

A Balinese Family: the Karmas of Bajoeng Gedé
Short
  • Writer
  • 1952
The Working Mother
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1961
Trance and Dance in Bali (1951)
Trance and Dance in Bali
6.0
Short
  • Writer
  • 1951
Four Families
  • Self
  • 1960

Credits

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Writer

  • The Working Mother
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1961
  • A Balinese Family: the Karmas of Bajoeng Gedé
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Trance and Dance in Bali (1951)
    Trance and Dance in Bali
    6.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1951

Director

  • A Balinese Family: the Karmas of Bajoeng Gedé
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Trance and Dance in Bali (1951)
    Trance and Dance in Bali
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1951

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dr. Margaret Mead
  • Born
    • December 16, 1901
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 1978
    • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Gregory Bateson1936 - 1950 (divorced, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1979.
  • Quotes
    My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school.

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