Alexandre Alexeieff And His Pinscreen Animation
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ALEXANDRE ALEXEIEFFAND HIS
PINSCREEN ANIMATION
1901-1982
EARLY YEARS
Born in Russia, but emigrated to France in 1919, when he was 18
Studied painting and design
Intended a career as a book illustrator, but became a set director for the ballet
Married the illegitimate daughter of a Russian nobleman and began to work with her on his own invention: pinscreen animation
PINSCREEN ANIMATION
LATER LIFE
In 1931 met Claire Parker, MIT grad, and they became lovers
The two worked together on first major success: Night on Bald Mountain
In 1940, the Alexeieffs and their daughter Svetlana, plus Claire Parker, moved to the US and then to Canada for the duration of the war
In 1946, all four returned to Paris, though Alexeieff was by now married to Claire Parker
1963: the first narrative film on the pinscreen: The Nose