Frank Stauffacher | |
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Born | 1917 |
Died | July 24, 1955 San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 37–38)
Occupation | Experimental filmmaker |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Jack Stauffacher |
Frank Stauffacher (1917 – 24 July 1955) was an American experimental filmmaker, best known for directing the cinema series "Art in Cinema" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art from 1946 to 1954.[1]
He was the cinematographer for Mother's Day (1948) and Adventures of Jimmy (1950), two films by James Broughton. His brother, Jack Stauffacher, is a well-known printer and typeface creator.[2] On December 18, 2013, Notes on the Port of St. Francis was selected for the Library of Congress's National Film Registry.
From November 1948 until his death in 1955 from a brain tumor, Stauffacher was married to graphic artist Barbara Stauffacher Solomon.
Stauffacher's short film Zigzag was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.[3]