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Charleen Kinser
Charleen Kinser (1934–2008) was an American toy designer, noted for her teddy bears. She founded the Forever Toys line of toys via her company Charleen Kinser Designs, and wrote three craft books in the 1970s. Early life, education and career Kinser was born 1934 in Long Beach, California, where she went to school. She was an only child, and made her first toy when she was eight years old. She studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and worked with film animation at United Productions of America (UPA) and Disney. She became a director, worked with commercials, travelling to London and Paris. Her work was awarded at the Cannes Film Festival three times, for story, character and background design. She also designed toys and exhibits for toy firms in Los Angeles and Chicago. She produced Mattel's first animated TV commercial in black and white, and designed stuffed toys for Sears. Not pleased with how these toys came out and the materials used for production, Kinser started thinkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleen Kinser 1991
''Charleen'' is a 1977 observational documentary film directed and shot by Ross McElwee, about his friend and former poetry teacher, Charleen Swansea. Summary McElwee follows Charleen over a month in her life in North Carolina, where she still teaches poetry, and documents her friendship with American poet Ezra Pound. Production McElwee shot the film as part of his graduate thesis at MIT. References External links * {{Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Documentary Film References American documentary films Films shot in North Carolina Films set in North Carolina Films directed by Ross McElwee Documentary films about poets American student films 1977 documentary films Ezra Pound 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language documentary films ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |