Kenneth Anger, a pioneer of underground cinema known for his composition of Fireworks and Scorpio Rising, has passed away. He was 96.

“Kenneth was a trailblazer. His cinematic genius and influence will live on and continue to transform all those who encounter his films, words and vision, his gallery operators Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers confirmed.

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Here’s all you need to know about Kenneth Anger-

Kenneth Anger net worth-

Kenneth Anger has an estimated net worth of $60 Million.

Kenneth Anger age-

Born in 1927 in Santa Monica, California, Anger was 96 at the time of his death.

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Kenneth Anger career–

He is renowned for making experimental and avant-garde movies that explore the occult, mythology, and sexuality. Anger is regarded as a pioneer of the American avant-garde film scene and his work has had a considerable influence on underground and independent filmmaking.

When he was still a youngster in the 1940s, Anger started his movie career. His early movies were quite controversial and experimental, such Fireworks (1947) and Eaux d’Artifice (1953). They frequently featured homoerotic and surreal images, breaking the rules of the era’s narrative cinema.

With his short film Scorpio Rising (1964), which examined motorcycle culture and adolescent rebellion, Anger rose to fame in the 1950s. The creative use of popular songs in the soundtrack and the film’s disjointed editing technique had an impact on the evolution of music videos.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Anger produced movies such as Invocation of My Demon Brother”(1969) and Lucifer Rising (1980). He also got involved in the occult at this time, hanging out with people like Aleister Crowley and the Church of Satan.

Along with writing books on occultism and alternative spirituality, Anger has also produced films. One of his books, Hollywood Babylon (1965), revealed scandalous and frequently repressed tales about Hollywood celebrities.

Anger’s work has been praised for its visual artistry and contribution to the avant-garde film movement, despite its contentious and frequently explicit themes. He has won numerous accolades and prizes for his work as a filmmaker, including the prestigious National Film Registry selection for Scorpio Rising and an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.

Cinephiles, artists, and academics interested in the nexuses of cinema, art, and the occult have been studying and appreciating Kenneth Anger’s work for a number of decades.

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Kenneth Anger family-

Nothing is known about Anger’s background or family other than the fact that he was born in Santa Monica to a middle-class Presbyterian household.