John Marshall

John Marshall

Known for

Directing

Born

November 12, 1932

Birthplace

Massachusetts, USA

Died

April 22, 2005 (aged 72)

Biography

John Kennedy Marshall (November 12, 1932 – April 22, 2005) was an American anthropologist and acclaimed documentary filmmaker best known for his work in Namibia recording the lives of the Ju/'hoansi (also called the !Kung Bushmen).

Marshall first traveled to the Kalahari Desert and met the Ju/'hoansi of the Nyae Nyae area in 1949 on a trip initiated by his father. Throughout the 1950s and 1960's members of the Marshall family returned to the Kalahari Desert numerous times to conduct an ethnographic study of the Ju/'hoansi. From 1950-1958 Marshall filmed the hunting and gathering life of the Ju/'hoansi. His first edited film, The Hunters, was released in 1957 and was an almost instant classi...

Best known work

Titicut Follies
Titicut Follies
1967
The Hunters
The Hunters
1957
An Argument About a Marriage
An Argument About a Marriage
1969
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman
1981
Baobab Play
Baobab Play
1974
Bitter Melons
Bitter Melons
1971
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
1978
A Kalahari Family
A Kalahari Family
2001
Inside Outside Station 9
Inside Outside Station 9
1970
A Curing Ceremony
A Curing Ceremony
1969

Filmography

  1. TBA

    First Film

    Director of Photography

  2. TBA

  3. 2001

    A Kalahari FamilyTV

    as Himself (5 episodes), Director

  4. 1991

  5. 1981

    N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman

    Director, Director of Photography, Editor

  6. 1978

  7. 1978

    If It Fits

    Director

  8. 1974

    Baobab Play

    Director

  9. 1974

  10. 1973

  11. 1973

  12. 1973

  13. 1973

  14. 1973

    Two Brothers

    Director

  15. 1973

  16. 1973

  17. 1973

  18. 1973

  19. 1973

  20. 1973

    Wrong Kid

    Director

  21. 1973

    Men Bathing

    Director

  22. 1972

  23. 1972

    901/904

    Director

  24. 1972

  25. 1972

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