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Howard Brookner was born on 30 April, 1954 in New York City, is an American film director. Discover Howard Brookner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 34 years old?
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Film director |
| Age |
34 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
30 April, 1954 |
| Birthday |
30 April |
| Birthplace |
New York City |
| Date of death |
27 April, 1989 |
| Died Place |
New York City |
| Nationality |
United States
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Howard Brookner Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Howard Brookner Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Howard Brookner worth at the age of 34 years old? Howard Brookner’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from United States. We have estimated Howard Brookner's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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Timeline
Howard Brookner (April 30, 1954 – April 27, 1989) was an American film director.
Howard Eric Brookner was born April 30, 1954, in New York City and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island.
He studied at Phillips Exeter, earned his B.A. from Columbia University in political science, and his M.A. in art history and film at New York University, where for his senior thesis he began what would go on to be the highly acclaimed feature documentary on William S. Burroughs.
The material was all shot by and for Howard Brookner between the late 1970s and end of the 1980s.
Begun in 1978, Burroughs: the Movie was aired on BBC Arena and premiered at the 1983 New York Film Festival.
Janet Maslin of the New York Times wrote: "The quality of discovery about 'Burroughs' was very much the director's doing, and Mr. Brookner demonstrates an unusual degree of liveliness and curiosity in exploring his subject."
Brookner followed up Burroughs: the Movie with a feature documentary on Robert Wilson, documenting Wilson's failed Civil Wars project, offering a closeness to the avant-garde theatre director similar to that in Burroughs: the Movie.
He produced and directed the documentary Burroughs: the Movie about William S. Burroughs (1983), Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars on theatre director Robert Wilson (1986), and directed, co-produced and co-wrote Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989).
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars was released on public television in 1986.
In 1987, Brookner began production on the American Playhouse/Columbia Studios feature he had written and was directing, Bloodhounds of Broadway starring Madonna, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Rutger Hauer, and others.
Secretly, Brookner was battling AIDS, which became exacerbated when he decided to go off his AZT medication to have the strength to finish shooting.
The New York Times wrote it "was a race against the clock" as Brookner was gravely ill while fighting the studio for final cut and holding readings for his next film Scary Kisses (with new acting talent that included Sean Penn and Tilda Swinton).
He died before Bloodhounds of Broadway was released and was buried on his thirty-fifth birthday, 1989.
Surrounded by friends and family, he left this quote taped to his refrigerator door: "There's so much beauty in the world. That's what got me into trouble in the first place."
Simultaneously the film tells Howard Brookner's story from his early filmmaking career at NYU, through his three completed features and up until his death in 1989.
The film features contributions from numerous colleagues and friends of Howard's and is executive produced by Jim Jarmusch.
In 2012, Howard Brookner's archive was discovered in a number of locations in both the United States and Europe.
The collection included 16mm film, reel to reel and mag sound, cassette tapes, 8mm film, VHS, video 8, and personal documents including letters, photos and writings.
Some of the material contained never before seen out-takes of Burroughs: the Movie, including those with Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Brian Jones and Brion Gysin.
On November 28, 2012, Howard Brookner's nephew Aaron Brookner launched a Kickstarter campaign to finance digital restoration of Howard Brookner's out of print film Burroughs: the Movie.
The campaign was successful, gaining $21,360 from 283 backers, beating the initial goal of $20,000.
The extra money raised during the campaign, not required for Burroughs: the Movie, was designated towards preserving and restoring Brookner's wider archives.
The re-release of Burroughs: the Movie coincided with the celebration of William S. Burroughs' one-hundredth birthday, in the year 2014.
Uncle Howard is a feature documentary by director Aaron Brookner, nephew of Howard Brookner.
The documentary follows Aaron's search for and restoration of Howard Brookner's archives including Burroughs: the Movie and Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars.
On December 2, 2015, it was announced that Uncle Howard would premiere in the US Documentary Competition category at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
