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James Broughton

James Broughton (November 10, 1913 - May 17, 1999) was a pioneer of experimental filmmaking, a central player in California's creative literary scene, a bard of sensuality and spirituality, an invigorated gay elder, and a preacher of Big Joy. His life's work was an attempt to discover the contradictory nature of his humanity and its roots; the result was a poetic and artistic life that inspired many. Broughton's advice to filmmakers: Follow your own weird.

Broughton was part of the San Francisco Renaissance. He was an early bard of the Radical Faeries as well as a charter member of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgencee serving her community as Sister Sermonetta. His life story is told in the forthcoming feature-length documentary, "Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton," set to be released in 2013-2014.

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American poet and filmmaker (1913-1999)

Born 10 November 1913
Died 17 May 1999

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    First published in 1950 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Going through customs, an ave & a vale: [poem]

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  • Cover of: Graffiti for the Johns of Heaven

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  • Cover of: The last sermon of Gnarley Never

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  • Cover of: Little prayers to Big Joy's mother

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  • Cover of: Little sermons of the big joy: poems

    First published in 1994 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Making light of it

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Odes for odd occasions: poems, 1954-1976

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  • Cover of: The playground: [a play for precarious grown-ups]

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  • Cover of: A to Z: 26 sermonettes

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  • Cover of: Packing up for paradise: selected poems, 1946-1996

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  • Cover of: Coming Unbuttoned: A Memoir

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American poet and filmmaker (1913-1999)

Born 10 November 1913
Died 17 May 1999

Subjects

American poetry, Gay poets, American Gay poetry, Gay poetry, Gay men, Gay poetry, American, Motion pictures, Motion pictures, production and direction, Philosophy, Production and direction, Translations into French, poetry, American Poets, American Religious poetry, American biography, American drama, American poets, American wit and humor, Pictorial, Biography, Caricatures and cartoons, Children, Cinema, Diaries, Drama, Fairies

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United States, Minnesota

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James Richard Broughton (1913-), James Broughton, James Broughton (1913-1999)

Time

20th century, Admonishment, Coming Together, Filmmaking, Love

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Alternative names

  • Broughton, James, 1913-1999
  • James Richard Broughton

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September 18, 2021 Edited by Jenner merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
November 27, 2012 Edited by Kitten Calfee Added James Broughton Wikipedia & IMDB pages
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import