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Also known as Clarence Leon Brown, Clarence L. Brown

American film director (1890–1987)

Person · Open Library

Works
12

Top works

  • Cooking the Weight Away
  • Nutritioning the Weight Away
  • Forgiving the Weight Away
  • Journey to Armenia
  • Selected Poems

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Film & TV

Directing · Clinton, Massachusetts, USA

Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director. After serving as a fighter pilot and flight instructor in the United States Army Air Service during World War I, Brown was given his first co-directing credit (with Tourneur) for The Great Redeemer (1920). Later that year, he directed a major portion of The Last of the Mohicans after Tourneur was injured in a…

Known for

  • Dead Heat — Harry Latham1988
  • Fats Domino Live from Austin Texas — Batterie1986
  • The Twilight Zone — (segment "Need to Know")1985
  • Hollywood Goes to Town — Self1938
  • Possessed — Man on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)1931
  • Navy Blues — Roller Coaster Rider1929
  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ — Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)1925
  • The Signal Tower — Switch Man1924

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1933-05-03
Active to
2006-12-25
blueschristmas musicdiscofilm soundtrackfunkrhythm & blues

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,004
Total plays
8,685

Tags

blues

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (April 18, 1924 — September 10, 2005) was an American musician from Louisiana and Texas. He is best known for his work as a blues musician, but embraced other styles of music, having "spent his career fighting purism by synthesizing old blues, country, jazz, Cajun music and R&B styles" He was an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, who played an array of musical instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, viola as well as harmonica and drums. <a href="https://www.last.f

via Last.fm · Clarence Brown

Key facts

Born
Clarence Leon Brown , ( 1890-05-10 ) May 10, 1890, Clinton, Massachusetts , U.S.
Died
August 17, 1987 (1987-08-17) (aged 97), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Education
Knoxville High School , University of Tennessee
Years active
1915–1953

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Encyclopedic overview

Clarence Leon Brown (May 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987) was an American film director.

Early life

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