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Len Lye

Animator, Creator, Director, Film Maker, Producer/Director

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Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.

Source: TMDB, May 2020

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Born
5 Jul 1901
Died
15 May 1980 (aged 78)
Production Places
New Zealand

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

1088217

TMDB-Person

1088217

Wikidata

Q1288566

VIAF

74017545

LOC Auth

n86125655

WorldCat

lccn-n86125655

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