Kevin Brownlow | |
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 Brownlow in 2019 | |
| Born | Robert Kevin Brownlow 2 June 1938 Crowborough, Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Haileybury |
| Occupation(s) | Film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, film preservationist, author, and film editor |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Known for | It Happened Here (1964); Winstanley (1975); Hollywood (1980); the restoration of dozens of silent films such as Napoléon (1927) |
| Spouse | Virginia Keane (1969–present) |
| Relatives | Peggy Fortnum (aunt) Molly Keane (mother-in-law) |
Kevin Brownlow (born Robert Kevin Brownlow; 2 June 1938) is a British film historian, television documentary-maker, filmmaker, author, and film editor.[1][2] He is best known for his work documenting the history of the silent era, having become interested in silent film at the age of eleven. This interest grew into a career spent documenting and restoring film. Brownlow has rescued many silent films and their history. His initiative in interviewing many largely forgotten, elderly film pioneers in the 1960s and 1970s preserved a legacy of early mass-entertainment cinema. He received an Academy Honorary Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on 13 November 2010.[3] This was the first occasion on which an Academy Honorary Award was given to a film preservationist.[4]
- ^ Horne, Philip (22 July 2011). "Kevin Brownlow: a life in the movies". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Pollock, Dale (20 November 1983). "Rescuing a monument". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ King, Susan (10 November 2010). "Kevin Brownlow helped spread the word on silent film era". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 December 2012.