William Klein (photographer)
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William Klein (born in New York, New York, USA, on April 19, 1928) is a photographer and filmmaker. Though born in New York City and educated at the City College of New York, Klein is predominantly active in France. He has directed a number of feature films, including the 1966 film Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? the Cinéma vérité documentary Grands soirs et petits matins that observes the May 1968 events in France, and the satires Mr. Freedom and Le Couple Témoin. He also directed the 1969 documentary Muhammad Ali: The Greatest.
Klein's photography won the Prix Nadar in 1956.
Circa 1950, he married Jeanne Florian.
External links
- Klein biography
- William Klein at IMDb
- "William Klein". Photography. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- MadeInPhoto.fr