Cecile Starr (July 14, 1921 - December 2014) was an American filmmaker, educator and author who taught and wrote about moving pictures.[1]
She was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] She married film producer Aram Boyajian in 1957.[2] They had two children.[3]
She was a founder and co-director of the Women's Independent Film Exchange.[3] She conducted research for a documentary film on Mary Ellen Bute that she never completed.[4]
In 2015, the New York Public Library held a tribute event in honor of her work.[5]
Early life and education
Starr was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduate from the Louisiana State University in 1941 with a B.A. in Romance Languages. In 1952, Starr graduated from the Columbia University's Teacher College with a Masters in Adult Education. She worked in Columbia's graduate film department teaching film history and criticism from 1955 to 1961.[6]
From 1955 to 1961, Starr worked in Columbia's graduate film department teaching film history.[6] Between 1967 and 1968, she helped create and coordinate school film programs for the Lincoln Center Education Department.[8]