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Director, Screenwriter, Actor Born: August 6, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Death: May 13, 2000 in New York City, NY Biography:American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker "Paul Bartel" is perhaps best known as the director and star of the quirky sleeper "Eating Raoul" (1982). Born in New York City, Bartel was a film aficionado since childhood and entered the industry at age 13 working as an assistant animator for UPA. He later studied film at UCLA and while there, made several short animated films and documentaries; for his work as a student actor and playwright, Bartel won several awards. Later he studied at Rome's prestigious Centro Sperimental di Cinematografica on a Fulbright Scholarship; there his graduation film, Progetti, was shown at the Venice Film Festival. Soon after coming back to the U.S., Bartel began working as an assistant director for military films; he then went on to make films for the U.S. government. As a feature filmmaker, Bartel is consistently drawn to the darkly funny, more perverse aspects of life.... Full Biography
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