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Frederick Wiseman Biography (1930-)

Born January 1, 1930, in Boston, MA; son of Jacob Leo and Gertrude Leah (maiden name, Kotzen) Wiseman; married Zipporah Batshaw, May 29, 1955; children: David, Eric. Addresses: Office: -1 Richdale Avenue, Unit Four, Cambridge, MA 02140-2610.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer, film editor

Birth Details

January 1, 1930

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director, Producer, and Editor
• High School, 1968
• Essene, 1972
• Juvenile Court, 1973
• Primate, 1974
• Welfare, The Other Cinema/Zipporah, 1975
• Meat, 1976
• Canal Zone, 1977
• Sinai Field Mission, 1978
• Manoeuvre (also known as Maneuver), Zipporah, 1979
• Model, Cinegate/Zipporah, 1980
• Seraphita's Diary, 1982
• Racetrack, 1985
• Multi-Handicapped, 1986
• Deaf, 1986
• Blind, 1986
• Adjustment and Work, 1986
• Missile, Zipporah, 1987
• Near Death, 1989
• (And sound) La Comedie-Francaise ou L'amour joue, 1996
• Belfast, Maine, 1999
• Other Film Work
• Producer (with Shirley Clarke), The Cool World, Cinema V, 1963
• Director and editor, Titicut Follies, 1967
• Director, Basic Training, 1971
• Director, The Store, Zipporah, 1983
• Director, Central Park, 1989
• Director, Aspen, 1991
• Director, Zoo, 1993
• Director and editor, High School II, 1994
• Director, Ballet, 1995
• Director and producer, Public Housing, Cara M, 1997
• Film Appearances
• To Render a Life, 1992
• Cinema Verite: Defining the Moment (documentary; also known as Cinema verite - Le moment decisif), National Film Board of Canada, 1999
• Television Director
• Specials
• Law and Order, 1969
• (And producer, editor) Hospital, 1970
• Stage Work
• Producer and director of video sequences, Tonight We Improvise, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1986
• Director, Life and Fate, American Repertory Theatre, 1988
• Director, Hate, American Repertory Theatre, 1991
• Director, Welfare: The Opera, American Music Theatre Festival, 1992
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Central Park, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

• Official web site, http://www.zipporah.com.