Ira Cohen
1935–
Introduction
Ira Cohen (February 3, 1935 – April 25, 2011) was an American poet, publisher, photographer and filmmaker.
Cohen lived in Morocco and in New York City in the 1960s, he was in Kathmandu in the 1970s and traveled the world in the 1980s, before returning to New York, where he spent the rest of his life. Cohen died of kidney failure on April 25, 2011. Ira Cohen's literary archive now resides at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Wikidata identifier
Q1097790
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Introduction
Poet, photographer, and filmmaker best known for his 1968 experimental psychedelic film "Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda." He has also authored books of poetry and pseudonymously published a work on hashish.
Roles
Artist, multimedia artist, photographer, poet
ULAN identifier
500125372
Names
Ira Cohen, Panama Rose
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