Derek Jarman

Derek Jarman (January 31 1942 - February 19 1994) was a British film director, stage designer, artist, and writer.

Other works

Jarman deserves significant credit for his work in creating and expanding the fledgling form of 'the pop video' in England, and as a forthright and prominent gay rights activist. Several volumes of his diaries have been published.

Related Topics:
Pop video - Gay rights

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He is also remembered for his famous shingle cottage-garden, created in the latter years of his life, in the shadow of the Dungeness power station. At this time, he also began painting again (see the book: Evil Queen: The Last Paintings (1994).

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