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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian De Palma Biography (1940-)
Full name, Brian Russell De Palma; born September 11, 1940, in Newark, NJ; son of Anthony Frederick (an orthopedic surgeon) and Vivienne (maiden name, Muti) De Palma; married Nancy Allen (an actress), January 12, 1979 (divorced, c.1984); married Gale Anne Hurd (a writer and producer), July 21, 1991 (divorced); married Darnelle (a ballerina), October, 1995 (divorced April 18, 1997);children: (second marriage) Lolita; (third marriage) Piper. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, writer, producer
- Birth Details
- September 11, 1940
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
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Icarus (short film), 1961
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660214: The Story of an IBM Card (short film), 1961
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Wotan's Wake (short film), 1963
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Jennifer (short film), 1964
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Bridge That Gap (short film), 1965
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Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank (short film), 1966
- (And editor) The Responsive Eye (documentary), Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 1966
- (And editor) Murder a la Mod, Aries Documentaries, 1968
- (And editor) Greetings, Sigma III, 1968
- (And producer and editor) The Wedding Party, Ondine Presentations,1969
- (And coproducer, photographer with others, and coeditor) Dionysus in '69 (documentary; also known as Dionysus), Sigma III, 1970
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Hi, Mom (also known as Blue Manhattan,
Confessions of aPeeping John, and Son of Greetings), Sigma III, 1970
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Get to Know Your Rabbit, Warner Bros., 1972
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Sisters (also known as Blood Sisters), American International Pictures, 1973
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Phantom of the Paradise (also known as Phantom and Phantom of the Fillmore), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
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Obsession, Columbia, 1976
- (And producer) Carrie, United Artists, 1976
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The Fury, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
- (And producer) Home Movies (also known as The Maestro), United Artists, 1979
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Dressed to Kill, Filmways, 1980
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Blow Out, Filmways, 1981
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Scarface, Universal, 1983
- (And producer) Body Double, Columbia, 1984
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Wise Guys, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
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The Untouchables, Paramount, 1987
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Casualties of War, Columbia, 1989
- (And producer) Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990
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Raising Cain, Universal, 1992
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Carlito's Way, Universal, 1993
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Mission: Impossible, Paramount, 1995
- (And producer) Snake Eyes, Paramount, 1998
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Mission to Mars (also known as M2M), Buena Vista, 1999
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Femme Fatale, Warner Bros., 2002
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Film Appearances
- Prison guard, Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990
- The famous American movie director, Rotwang (also known as Rotwang Must Go! and Rotwang muss weg!), 1994
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies, Miramax, 1995
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Visualizing "Carrie" (short documentary film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
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Slashing "Dressed to Kill" (short documentary film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
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The Making of "Dressed to Kill" (short documentary film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
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Acting "Carrie" (short documentary film), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Cineaste de notre temps: The Scorsese Machine, 1991
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Reflections on Citizen Kane, 1991
- Ambulance attendant, The Great O'Grady, Showtime, 1993
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Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder, BBC (England), 1994
- "Tom Hanks: America's Golden Boy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (also known as Dial H for Hitchcock: The Genius behind the Showman), TCM, 1999
- (In archive footage) Who Is Alan Smithee?, AMC, 2002
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Episodic
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American Cinema, PBS, 1995
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Director, "Dancing in the Dark" (music video), Bruce Springsteen: Video Anthology, 1978-1988, 1989
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WRITINGS
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Film Scripts
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Wotan's Wake (short film), 1963
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The Responsive Eye (documentary), Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 1966
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Murder a la Mod, Aries Documentaries, 1968
- (With Charles Hirsch) Greetings, Sigma III, 1968
- (With Cynthia Munroe and Wilford Leach) The Wedding Party, OndinePresentations, 1969
- (With Hirsch) Hi, Mom (based on a story by De Palma; also known asBlue Manhattan,
Confessions of a Peeping John, and Son of Greetings), Sigma III, 1970
- (With Louisa Rose) Sisters (based on a story by De Palma; also known as Blood Sisters), American International Pictures, 1973
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Phantom of the Paradise (based on a story by De Palma; also knownas Phantom and Phantom of the Fillmore), Twentieth Century-Fox,1974
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Dressed to Kill, Filmways, 1980
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Blow Out, Filmways, 1981
- (With Robert J. Aurech) Body Double (based on a story by De Palma), Columbia, 1984
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Raising Cain, Universal, 1992
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Snake Eyes (based on a story by De Palma), Paramount, 1998
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Falling Sky, 1998
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Femme Fatale, Warner Bros., 2002
- Scriptwriter for short films.
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Writings
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Other
- (With Campbell Black) Dressed to Kill (novel adapted from De Palma's screenplay), Bantam, 1980
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The screenplays Home Movies and Obsession were based on stories by De Palma.
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Bliss, Michael, Brian De Palma, Scarecrow, 1986
- Blumenfeld, Samuel, and Laurent Vachaud, Brian De Palma, Calmann-Levy, 2001
- Dworkin, Susan, Double De Palma: A Film Study with Brian De Palma,Newmarket, 1984
- Salamon, Julie, Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood, Houghton, 1991
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, September 11, 1998, p. 20
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Film Comment, May-June, 1991, p. 72
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Interview, August, 1992, p. 44
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Newsweek, May 27, 1996, p. 66
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Premiere, September, 1998, pp. 49-53
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Rolling Stone, December 17, 1987, p. 157