Robert Gardner (anthropologist)
Robert Gardner | |
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| Born | Robert Grosvenor Gardner November 5, 1925 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 2014 (aged 88) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Academic, Anthropologist, Documentarian |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, AM) |
| Period | 1951–2000 |
| Notable works | Dead Birds Forest of Bliss |
| Spouse | Adele Pressman (m. 1983) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | |
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Robert Grosvenor Gardner (November 5, 1925 – June 21, 2014) was an American academic, anthropologist, and documentary filmmaker who was the Director of the Film Study Center at Harvard University from 1956 to 1997. Gardner is known for his work in the field of visual anthropology and films like the National Film Registry inductee Dead Birds and Forest of Bliss. In 2011, a retrospective of his work was held at Film Forum, New York.