John Barnes (Director)

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John Barnes (born March 25, 1920 in Belford , New Jersey , † June 27, 2000 in New York City , New York ) was an American screenwriter , film producer and film director .

Career

John Barnes career in the film business began in 1951, for the short film People Along the Mississippi he wrote the script, was responsible as producer for the implementation and made his directorial debut. For his short documentary film The Living City he received a nomination at the Academy Awards 1954 in the category “ Best Documentary Short Film ”. However, the award went to Walt Disney for the film The Alaskan Eskimo . Subsequently, Barnes was responsible for the implementation of three documentaries on Macbeth in 1964 and William Shakespeare in 1970 as director and producer. For his participation in NET Festival , he received a Primetime Emmy together with Norman Campbell and Curtis W. Davis at the Primetime Emmy Awards 1970 in the category "Outstanding Variety or Musical Program - Classical Music". His last involvement in a film was about the life of John Keats and was released in 1973 under the title John Keats: His Life and Death .

John Barnes died in New York City at the age of 80.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1951: People Along the Mississippi (short film)
  • 1953: The Living City (short documentary film)
  • 1953: The Baltimore Plan (short documentary film)
  • 1964: Macbeth I: The Politics of Power (short documentary film)
  • 1964: Macbeth II: The Themes of Macbeth (short documentary film)
  • 1964: Macbeth III: The Secret'st Man (short documentary film)
  • 1970: Shaw vs. Shakespeare I: The Character of Caesar (short documentary film)
  • 1970: Shaw vs. Shakespeare II: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (short documentary film)
  • 1970: Shaw vs. Shakespeare III: Caesar and Cleopatra (short documentary film)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 26th Academy Awards - 1954. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Barnes, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer and film director
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Belford , New Jersey , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2000
Place of death New York City , New York State , United States