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Derek Jarman
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British film director and artist (1942-1994)
Film & TV
London, England, UK
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.
Known for
- Queer Edward II — Self (archive footage)2026
- Blue Again: An Ode To Derek Jarman — (Voice)2024
- Untitled (For Derek Jarman) — Derek Jarman (voice)2023
- Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp — Self2020
- Director of Devils — Self2012
- The British Guide to Showing Off — Self (archive footage)2011
- Derek — Self (archive footage)2008
- LS190122005
- Glitterbug — Self1994
- The Clearing1994
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1942-01-31 ) 31 January 1942, Northwood , Middlesex , England
- Died
- 19 February 1994 (1994-02-19) (aged 52), St Bartholomew's Hospital , London, England
- Resting place
- St Clement Churchyard, Old Romney , Kent
- Education
- Canford School , Dorset
- Alma mater
- King's College London , Slade School of Fine Art ( UCL )
- Occupations
- Film director gay rights activist gardener set designer
- Years active
- 1970–1994
- Notable work
- Sebastiane (1976) , Jubilee (1977) , The Tempest (1979) , Caravaggio (1986) , The Last of England (1988) , War Requiem (1989) , Edward II (1991) , Wittgenstein (1993) , Blue (1993)
- Style
- New Queer Cinema
- Partner s
- Keith Collins , (1987–1994; his death)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Northwood
- Place of death
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- scenography
- Image
- Derek Jarman (cropped).jpg
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- Derek Jarman
- date of birth
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- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- date of death
- 1994-02-19
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Derek Jarman
- name in native language
- Derek Jarman
- medical condition
- HIV/AIDS
- P12674
- Gert Wilden
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, stage designer, writer, gardener, and gay rights activist, regarded as one of the most influential figures associated with the new queer cinema. Trained originally as a painter, he moved into stage and production design in the late 1960s, including work on Ken Russell's controversial historical 1971 film The Devils, before turning to filmmaking as a director.
Jarman made his directorial debut with Sebastiane (1976), a Latin-language film depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian through overt homoerotic imagery. The film established many of the characteristics of his work: an openly queer perspective, historical and literary source material treated anachronistically, and a willingness to court controversy. He went on to direct a body of unconventional films including the punk-inflected Jubilee (1978), the stylised biographical drama Caravaggio (1986), and the politically charged adaptation Edward II (1991).
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