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Also known as Brian Russell De Palma, Brian DePalma, Brian Russell DePalma, DePalma, De Palma

American film director and screenwriter

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Brian De Palma is an author and artist whose work period began in 1960. He was born on September 11, 1940. His notable works include *De Palma on de Palma*, *Sisters*, *Edge of Illusion*, *Are snakes necessary?*, and *Phantom of the Paradise*. He has a presence in the Wikimedia Commons under the category "Brian De Palma."

In music contexts, Brian De Palma is classified as a group from Austin. Listeners have generated 2,948 plays, with 1,305 listeners. In academic publishing, he is associated with five works via Crossref. The Open Library lists him as an author with 13 works. His profile is referenced by 824 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
13

Top works

  • De Palma on de Palma
  • Sisters
  • Edge of Illusion
  • Are snakes necessary?
  • Phantom of the Paradise

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Austin
Active from
2013-01-07

Discography

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,305
Total plays
2,948

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Brian+De+Palma">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Brian De Palma

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Encyclopedic overview

Brian Russell De Palma ([de ˈpalma]; born September 11, 1940) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A major figure in the New Hollywood generation, he is best known for work in the suspense, crime, and psychological thriller genres in a career spanning five decades.

Carrie (1976), his adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name, gained him prominence as a young filmmaker. De Palma enjoyed commercial success with Dressed to Kill (1980), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), and made cult classics such as Greetings (1968), Hi, Mom! (1970), Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), The Fury (1978), and Scarface (1983).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brian De Palma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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