Alan Lomax
Known for Directing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1915-01-31
- Died
- 2002-07-19
- Place of birth
- Austin, Texas, USA
Biography
Alan Lomax was an American field collector of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. He collected material first with his father, folklorist and collector John A. Lomax, and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs and interviews for the Archive of American Folk Song, of which he was the director, at the Library of Congress on aluminium and acetate discs.
Known For
American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of America
1990
as Self - Host
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self
Appalachian Journey
1991
as Narrator
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
2006
as Archival Footage
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990
as Self
Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass
2012
as Self
TV Shows (1)
Movies (6)
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
1988
as Self
Appalachian Journey
1991
as Narrator
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
2006
as Archival Footage
The Ballad of Ewan MacColl
1990
as Self
Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass
2012
as Self
Lomax the Songhunter
2004
as Self (archive footage)
About Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax was an American field collector of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, archivist, writer, scholar, political activist, oral historian, and film-maker. Lomax produced recordings, concerts, and radio shows in the US and in England, which played an important role in both the American and British folk revivals of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. He collected material first with his father, folklorist and collector John A. Lomax, and later alone and with others, Lomax recorded thousands of songs… With 7 credits spanning from 1988 to 2012, Alan Lomax has appeared in 6 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Alan Lomax Movies
- BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie (1988) — as Self
- Appalachian Journey (1991) — as Narrator
- Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (2006) — as Archival Footage
- The Ballad of Ewan MacColl (1990) — as Self
- Ballads, Blues & Bluegrass (2012) — as Self
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