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Background. Burnett was born on April 13, 1944, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to a nurse's aide and a military father. [2] According to a DNA analysis, he is mainly descended from people from Sierra Leone. [3] In 1947, Charles's family moved to Watts, a largely black neighborhood in South Los Angeles. [1]
Burnett has even had a day named after him - the mayor of Seattle declared February 20, 1997, as Charles Burnett Day.
- January 1, 1
- Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Apr 8, 2022 · Slaughterhouse blues: Charles Burnett on Killer of Sheep. In our July 2002 issue, Burnett recalled his discouraging school years, his experience at an anarchic UCLA, and the eventual release of his thesis film, Killer of Sheep, speaking to fellow UCLA alumnus and director Alex Cox.
Director: Killer of Sheep. Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on April 13, 1944, Charles Burnett moved with his family to the Watts area of Los Angeles at an early age.
- April 13, 1944
Sep 12, 2016 · Before kicking off a week run of To Sleep with Anger at the Film Society of Lincoln Center last Friday, Burnett joined us for a conversation about his formative years at UCLA, his love of documentary pioneers Basil Wright and Joris Ivens, and how his encounters with international cinema inspired him as a filmmaker of color.
Apr 24, 2019 · Burnett’s entire independent career has been dedicated to showing that black lives matter, and against the odds has resulted in outstanding feature-length work for cinema and TV—among them Killer of Sheep (1977), arguably the greatest student film ever made and the foundation of a school of black neorealism that persists today; My Brother ...
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Burnett grew up in the Watts district of Los Angeles. After high school, he enrolled at Los Angeles City College, planning a career as an electrician.
