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Adolfas Mekas is a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, editor, and actor. He is best known for his work in the avant-garde film movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He is the brother of Jonas Mekas, who is also a filmmaker. Adolfas was born on September 30, 1925 in Semeniskiai, Lithuania. He studied at the University of Munich and the University of Mainz in Germany before immigrating to the United States in 1949. In the United States, Adolfas worked as an editor for the New York Times and as a film editor for the Museum of Modern Art. He also worked as an editor for the magazine Film Culture. Adolfas directed several films, including Hallelujah the Hills (1963), The Brig (1964), and Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972). He also acted in several films, including The Brig and Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania. Adolfas has received several awards for his work, including the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director for The Brig in 1964. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania in 1972. Adolfas Mekas has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

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Occupation editor,actor,director
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 30 September 1925
Birthday 30 September
Birthplace Semeniskiai, Lithuania
Date of death 31 May, 2011
Died Place Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Nationality Lithuania

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Who Is Adolfas Mekas's Wife?

His wife is Pola Chapelle (9 October 1965 - 31 May 2011) ( his death)

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Adolfas Mekas Net Worth

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1972

In 1972, Adolfas joined the Film Department at Bard College, which had been founded in 1970 by Jon Rubin and a group of radical students. In the years before his academic tenure, Mekas was an active writer, scholar, and filmmaker.