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Chris Marker was a French writer, photographer, documentary filmmaker, multimedia artist and film essayist. He is best known for his 1962 short film La Jetée, which won the Prix Jean Vigo and was later adapted into the 1995 feature film 12 Monkeys. He was also known for his multimedia works, such as the CD-ROM Immemory and the short film Sans Soleil. Marker was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France, on 29 July 1921. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and was a member of the French Communist Party. He served in the French Army during World War II and was a member of the French Resistance. Marker began his career as a journalist and photographer in the late 1940s. He wrote for the magazine Esprit and worked as a photographer for the magazine Paris Match. He also wrote and directed several short films, including the 1962 short film La Jetée, which won the Prix Jean Vigo. Marker's later works included the multimedia works Immemory and the short film Sans Soleil. He also wrote and directed several feature films, including Le Joli Mai and Level Five. Marker died on 29 July 2012 in Paris, France, at the age of 91.

Popular As Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve
Occupation writer,director,editor
Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 29 July, 1921
Birthday 29 July
Birthplace Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Date of death 29 July, 2012
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality France

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Chris Marker Height, Weight & Measurements

At 91 years old, Chris Marker height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .

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2008

Supported Barack Obama's 2008 bid for the US Presidency by making T-Shirts with his famous cat alter ego reading, "Cats go Barack," and donating the proceeds to Obama's campaign.

1995

He was a director and writer, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Sans Soleil (1983) and Description d'un combat (1960).

1990

One of Marker's later works, from the late 1990s, was an interactive CD-ROM called "Immemory" that consists of more than 20 hours of stills, film clips, music, text and sound bites divided into several sections, including poetry, cinema, travel and photography.

1975

Sent film stock to Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán so that he could make The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975) documenting the military coup in Chile in 1973 after the U.S. pulled film supplies due to ideological differences. Marker told Guzman that what he was trying to do was insane, but he wanted to support him no less.

1967

He produced "Far from Vietnam," a 1967 documentary made in collaboration with Godard and Resnais that opposed American involvement in Vietnam.

1961

In January 1961, Marker traveled to Cuba and shot the film ¡Cuba Sí!. The film promotes and defends Fidel Castro and includes two interviews with the Comandante.

1952

In 1952 Marker made his first film, Olympia 52, a 16mm feature documentary about the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.

1945

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 649-654. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.

1930

Studied philosophy with Jean-Paul Sartre in the late 1930s.

1921

Chris Marker was born on July 29, 1921 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve.