William Claxton

William Claxton is associated with: The Cool School

Movies Starring William Claxton (6)

The Cool School (2008)

How LA Learned to Love Modern Art. A lesson in how a few renegade artists built an art scene from scratch. ...

Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008)

Trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon, best known to younger viewers for Schoolhouse Rock, tries to "get good." Recovering from many years of substance abuse and overcoming personal tragedy, he continues on his musical journey. ...

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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)

Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career. ...

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Jazz Seen (2001)

"Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz artists, photographers, and actors recount memories they had with Claxton and explore his work, while part ...

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Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)

"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, De ...

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Let's Get Lost (1988)

Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one mov ...

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Movies Made By William Claxton (1)

Basic Black (1967)

Often cited as the "first fashion film," Claxton used this is an experiment of women's imaginative ways of creating self-image. In the sixties, while defining female sexuality through fashion and the world of power in art. ...

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