Kenneth Anger was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and author. Anger was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1927. He began making films as a teenager, and his early work was influenced by the Surrealist movement.
Anger’s films are often erotic and occult in nature, and they have been praised for their visual style and their exploration of taboo subjects. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost 40 works beginning in 1937, nine of which have been grouped together as the “Magick Lantern Cycle”.
Anger’s most famous film is probably “Scorpio Rising” (1963), a visually stunning film that explores the dark side of American culture. Anger’s other films include “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” (1954), “Lucifer Rising” (1972), and “Invocation of My Demon Brother” (1969).
Anger was also a prolific author, and he wrote several books on occultism and cinema, including “Hollywood Babylon” (1959) and “The Book of Anger” (1965).
Kenneth Anger Age
Kenneth Anger died on May 11, 2023, at the age of 96.
Kenneth Anger Family
Kenneth Anger was born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer on February 3, 1927, in Santa Monica, California. His family was Presbyterian, but he became more interested in the occult.
His father, Wilbur Anglemyer, was of German ancestry and was born in Troy, Ohio, while his disabled mother, Lillian Coler (the older of the pair), had English ancestry.
Anger’s parents met at Ohio State University and after marrying had their first child, Jean Anglemyer, in 1918, followed by a second, Robert “Bob” Anglemyer, in 1921.
Kenneth Anger Documentary
There is a documentary about Kenneth Anger called “Anger: The Man Behind the Myth” (2007).
Kenneth Anger Young
Kenneth Anger was born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer on February 3, 1927, in Santa Monica, California. His family was Presbyterian, but he became more interested in the occult.