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Maya Deren

Ukrainian-born American avant-garde filmmaker (1917–1961)
Person human Q450382
Maya Deren
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[31]
Date of birth
May 12, 1917, April 29, 1917[10]
Date of death
October 13, 1961
Place of birth
Kyiv
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States, Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Ukrainian People's Republic[13][14][15][16]
Occupation
film director, dancer, film editor, choreographer, film actor, poet, photographer, director, writer[17][18][19][20]
Field of work
choreography, poetry, photography, dance, cinematography[21][22][23][24][25]
Educated at
New York University, Syracuse University, Smith College[26][27][28]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[30]
Notable work
Meshes of the Afternoon[29]
Spouse
Alexandr Hackenschmied, Teiji Ito[11][12]
Cause of death
cerebral hemorrhage[32]
Work location
United States[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[44]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, Edited By – Women Film Editors, Women film directors : an international bio-critical dictionary, The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia, Paranormal Women: A Hidden History[39][40][41][42][43]
Family name
Deren[33]
Given name
Eleonora, Maya[34][35]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Canada, Harvard Film Archive, Whitney Museum of American Art, Musée National d'Art Moderne
Manner of death
natural causes[38]
P14750
D8D7-CC57-907C-5B44-705C
Pseudonym
Maya Deren[36]
Show all 27 facts +3
Represented by
Light Cone[45]
Start of work period
1940
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Eleonora Derenkowsky en Maya Deren en Eleanora Derenkowskaia en Eleanora Derenkowsky ar مايا ديرين cs Elenora Derenkowsky cs Elenora Hammid cs Maya Ito cs Eleanora Bardacke cs Eleanora Derenkowsky cs Elenora Bardacke cs Eleanora Hammid de Deren de Eleanora Solomonovna Derenkovskaya es Eleanora Derenkowsky es Eleonora Derenkowsky fa مایا درن he מיה דרן hu Eleanora Demenkovszkaja hu Eleanora Demenkovszki
🔖 Identifiers · 117
ISNI
0000000109059154
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
n83179417
GND ID
119151553
ACMI ID
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AbART person ID
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AdoroCinema person ID
13242
Africultures person ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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American National Biography ID
1800304
Show all 117 identifiers +105
Artist-info artist ID
100231
Artnet artist ID
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Artsy artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
90268694
Babelio author ID
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Basis Wien person ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
1949349
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
26539
DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119151553
DUC ID
maya-deren
Danish National Filmography person ID
154949
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119151553
Discogs artist ID
742333, 14822023
Elonet person ID
1098105
Encyclopedia of Jewish Women ID
deren-maya
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
118291
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119151553
Fandango person ID
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FemBio ID
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Film.ru person ID
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FilmPolski ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
33068
Goodreads author ID
63694
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Maya_Deren
Guggenheim fellows ID
maya-deren
Harper's tag
maya-deren
Hoopla artist ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
nm0220305
IdRef ID
034517413
IxTheo authority ID
079947085
Jewish Virtual Library ID
maya-deren
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
PE00382453
Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Listal ID
maya-deren
MYmovies person ID
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Metacritic ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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MutualArt artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14776862
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
hka2010566665
NLA Trove people ID
807425
NSK (VIAF) ID
000169594
NSK ID
981005783369809366
NUKAT ID
n00098737
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
maya-deren
National Library of Brazil ID
000472780
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007275107305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000308166
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810652745105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5382757
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072018453
Obálky knih ID
hka2010566665
Open Media Database person ID
96515
OpenMLOL author ID
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PORT person ID
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Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
56684
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003170677
RKDartists ID
253617
Rate Your Music artist ID
maya-deren
Related category
Category:Films directed by Maya Deren
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/maya_deren
SBN author ID
RAVV054626
SELIBR ID
265957
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sinemalar person ID
162942
Swedish Film Database person ID
148689
TCM Movie Database person ID
48955
TMDB person ID
96813
Tabakalera ID
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TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Treccani ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1216380
Unz Review author ID
DerenMaya
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
maya-deren
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
12084
WikiTree person ID
Деренковская-1
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/a82c439e-ddce-4bd9-8780-2da9c1946d5d
ČSFD person ID
9687

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
writer, poet, film director, photographer, director, dancer, film actor, film editor +1 more
Field of work 5
poetry, dance, photography, cinematography, choreography
Country of citizenship 4
United States, Russian Empire, Ukrainian People's Republic, Russian Republic
Films directed 4
Meshes of the Afternoon, At Land, A Study in Choreography for Camera, Ritual in Transfigured Time
← Cast member 4
Meshes of the Afternoon, In the Mirror of Maya Deren, Ritual in Transfigured Time, Women Make Film
Educated at 3
New York University, Syracuse University, Smith College
Has works in the collection 3
Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Canada, Whitney Museum of American Art
← Creator 3
Meshes of the Afternoon, At Land, A Study in Choreography for Camera
Described by source 2
UbuWeb, Paranormal Women: A Hidden History
Films written 2
Meshes of the Afternoon, At Land
Given name 2
Eleonora, Maya
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Cause of death 1
cerebral hemorrhage
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:married 1
Teiji Ito
Notable work 1
Meshes of the Afternoon
Place of birth 1
Kyiv
Place of death 1
New York City
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Maya Deren
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Alexandr Hackenschmied
Spouses 1
Alexandr Hackenschmied
Work location 1
United States
Writing language 1
English
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Maya Deren
← Film editor 1
Meshes of the Afternoon
← Main subject 1
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
← Producer 1
Meshes of the Afternoon
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Summary

Maya Deren was born on May 12, 1917[1], in Kyiv[2]. She died on October 13, 1961[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a film director[5], dancer[6], film editor[7], choreographer[8], and film actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Maya Deren born?

Maya Deren was born in Kyiv[2].

Where did Maya Deren die?

Maya Deren died in New York City[4].

Who was Maya Deren married to?

Maya Deren's spouses include Alexandr Hackenschmied[11] and Teiji Ito[12].

What did Maya Deren do for work?

Maya Deren worked as a film director[5], dancer[6], film editor[7], choreographer[8], and film actor[9].

Where did Maya Deren go to school?

Maya Deren was educated at New York University[26], Syracuse University[27], and Smith College[28].

What awards did Maya Deren receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[30].

Related Entities

Museum of Modern Art New York City poetry Russian Empire Russian Republic Smith College UbuWeb Ukrainian People's Republic United States Whitney Museum of American Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . www2.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . www2.bfi.org.uk. www2.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . www2.bfi.org.uk. www2.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . www2.bfi.org.uk. www2.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . Edited By – Women Film Editors. womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [19] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . parish register. cdiak.archives.gov.ua. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu. womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . lightcone.org. Retrieved . lightcone.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  8. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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