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Donald Cammell
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Director, Screenwriter Born: January 17, 1934 in Scotland, UK Death: April 24, 1996 in Hollywood Hills, California Biography:Though he had only four feature-length directorial efforts to his credit over his 27-year-long career, filmmaker/screenwriter "Donald Cammell" was known for his offbeat, somewhat uneven, though usually interesting work. His psychedelic 1970 psychodrama "Performance", starring "Mick Jagger", "James Fox", and "Michelle Breton", remains a cult favorite as is the underrated sci-fi thriller "Demon Seed" (1977), in which a super computer takes over its creator's home, seals all exits, and tries taking control of the scientist's wife. "Performance", with its stylish use of color, quick cuts, and wild camera work, is said to have been an ancestor to the rock videos popularized on MTV in the early '80s. Cammell started out as a painter who found popularity amongst the hip in 1960s London. He later used his experiences then as the basis for stories and scripts. Cammell received his first co-writing credit with... Full Biography
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