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Karen Black

Black (right), 2008
Born Karen Blanche Ziegler
July 1, 1939 (1939-07-01) (age 68)
Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse(s) L.M. Kit Carson (divorced)
Stephen Eckelberry (1987-)

Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated American actress, screenwriter, singer and Grammy Award-nominated songwriter. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Park Ridge Illinois, is a suburb of 37775 residents Fifteen miles northwest of downtown Chicago it is close to O'Hare Airport, major expressways and rail transportation The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the LM 'Kit' Carson (born 1941 is an American Actor and Screenwriter. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both She is noted for her portrayals of troubled women on the edge, and her career has spanned five decades.

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Biography

Early life

Black was born Karen Blanche Ziegler in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of Elsie (née Reif), a writer of several prize-winning children's novels, and Norman A. Park Ridge Illinois, is a suburb of 37775 residents Fifteen miles northwest of downtown Chicago it is close to O'Hare Airport, major expressways and rail transportation The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Ziegler. [1] Her paternal grandfather was Arthur Ziegler, a classical musician and the first violinist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century The Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( CSO) is an American orchestra based in Chicago Illinois. [2][3] Her sister is actress Gail Brown. Gail Brown is an American actress, best known for her role as Clarice Hobson on the Soap opera Another World. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, for two years, before moving to New York, where she appeared in a number of Off-Broadway productions. Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly The City of New York Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City.

Career

Black made her Broadway debut in 1965's The Playroom, which received good reviews and for which she was nominated for a Drama Circle Critic Award for Best Actress. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Her film debut was in The Prime Time (1960) and her first big role came in You're a Big Boy Now (1966), which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. You're a Big Boy Now is a 1966 film with Peter Kastner, Geraldine Page, Julie Harris and Karen Black, written and directed by Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, She subsequently appeared on the TV series The Second Hundred Years (1967) as Marcia Garroway. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Second Hundred Years was a sitcom starring Monte Markham which aired on the ABC Television network for one season and 26 episodes

Black became a well-known actress after her role as Karen in Easy Rider (1969). Easy Rider, a 1969 American Road movie written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Terry Southern. She has over 100 film performances to her credit, including her role as a kidnapping accomplice in the final film Alfred Hitchcock directed, Family Plot (1976), and her turn as Rayette Dipesto in Five Easy Pieces (1970), for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Family Plot is a 1976 Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, his final completed film Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson, and directed by Rafelson "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS She won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Five Easy Pieces as well as a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture for her role as Myrtle Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1974). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Great Gatsby is a 1974 film made by Newdon Productions and Paramount Pictures.

She was also nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama for her role as Faye Greener in The Day of the Locust (1975). The Day of the Locust is a 1975 American Drama film directed by John Schlesinger. She starred in Airport 1975 as Chief Cabin Attendant Nancy Pryor with a memorable line: "There's no one left to fly the plane!"

Black was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Series for the film Nashville (1975). Airport 1975 is a 1974 Disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 hit Airport. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Nashville is a 1975 American Drama film directed by Robert Altman. She starred in the Dan Curtis horror film about a haunted house, Burnt Offerings (1976), which featured Bette Davis in one of her final roles. R Daniel Curtis ( August 12 1927 &ndash March 27 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film probably Burnt Offerings is a 1976 horror film based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. She then appeared in a dual role in a 1977 thriller The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver.

Black has made a number of appearances on popular TV shows, including The Big Valley, Mannix, Adam-12, Saturday Night Live, Murder, She Wrote, Family Guy, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The Big Valley is a television Western which ran on ABC from 1965 to 1969. Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Adam-12 is a Television program which ran from September 21, 1968 until August 30, 1975 on NBC for 175 Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Law & Order Criminal Intent is an American Television series set in New York City.

She starred as Mother Firefly in the 2003 Rob Zombie horror movie House of 1000 Corpses. For the song of the same name see House of 1000 Corpses (song House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965) better known by his Stage name, Rob Zombie, is an American Musician For the song of the same name see House of 1000 Corpses (song House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation

In March 2005, Black received the Best Actress Award at the Fantasporto International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal, for her work in the critically-acclaimed Steve Balderson film Firecracker (2005), in which she plays two roles, Sandra and Eleanor. March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Steve Balderson is a Film director. He was born Stephen Clark Balderson on January 19, 1975, in Manhattan Kansas, USA She and actor John Hurt were both presented with Career Achievement Awards as well. John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor.

Black launched a career as a playwright in May 2007 with the opening of Missouri Waltz at the Blank Theater in Los Angeles; Black stars in the play as well. May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Conceived as a play with music, rather than a musical, the play contains songs by Harriet Schock. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The play is a bittersweet comedy about two ghosts who haunt their ancestral home in New Madrid, Missouri. New Madrid (nuːˈmædrɪd is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, 42 miles (68 km south by west of Cairo Illinois, on the Mississippi River

Personal life

Black has had two husbands, screenwriter L.M. Kit Carson (divorced) and film editor Stephen Eckelberry (married 1987 - present). LM 'Kit' Carson (born 1941 is an American Actor and Screenwriter. She and Carson have one son, Hunter Carson (born December 25, 1975), who had an acting career in the mid 1980s; and she and Eckelberry adopted a daughter, Celine Eckelberry (born in November 1987). Hunter Carson (born December 26, 1975) is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer and director.

Black in popular culture

Cracker's song 'Dr. Bernice' contains the lyric, 'Though the wind may whisper an epic sometime / The cast must include Karen Black. ' In the Family Guy episode "Death Is A Bitch", Karen Black is forced to land a plane, prompting news anchor Tom Tucker to report, "Karen Black, what an obscure reference. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black is a glam/punk band led by Kembra Pfahler. Kembra Pfahler is an American Performance artist and Rock musician best known as the lead singer of the cult Glam - punk band The Kembra Pfahler is an American Performance artist and Rock musician best known as the lead singer of the cult Glam - punk band The Guitarist Abby Normal , featured a song titled "Scream Karen Black" on his solo project album Midnight Creature Feature Picture Show. Abby Normal is a musician from the US state of North Carolina.

Filmography


References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/10/Karen-Black.html
  2. ^ karenblack.net
  3. ^ Karen Black Biography - Yahoo! Movies

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NAME Black, Karen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Park Ridge, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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