Wallace Potts
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Wallace Bean Potts was an American
film director
, screenwriter, and archivist.
Potts graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Institute of Technology
in Atlanta with a degree in physics before attending film school at the University of California at Los Angeles. His first professional position was as first assistant director on the 1972 film of the ballet Don Quixote
, which starred his then-lover Rudolf Nureyev
. He worked in a number of production positions for various directors before venturing into independent film-making with the 1976 film More, More, More. Potts was the research archivist for the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation in Bath, UK
from 1993 until his death. During his tenure with the Foundation, he was able to collect the major bulk of Nureyev's work on film and video, and arranged for the collection to be housed at the New York Public Library
and at the Centre Nationale de la Danse in Paris
.
Wallace Potts died in Los Angeles, California, on June 29, 2006, of lymphoma
.
United States
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter, and archivist.
Potts graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
in Atlanta with a degree in physics before attending film school at the University of California at Los Angeles. His first professional position was as first assistant director on the 1972 film of the ballet Don Quixote
Don Quixote (ballet)
Don Quixote is a ballet originally staged in four acts and eight scenes, based on an episode taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus and was first presented by the Ballet of the...
, which starred his then-lover Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Russian dancer, considered one of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.In 1961 he...
. He worked in a number of production positions for various directors before venturing into independent film-making with the 1976 film More, More, More. Potts was the research archivist for the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation in Bath, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
from 1993 until his death. During his tenure with the Foundation, he was able to collect the major bulk of Nureyev's work on film and video, and arranged for the collection to be housed at the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
and at the Centre Nationale de la Danse in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Wallace Potts died in Los Angeles, California, on June 29, 2006, of lymphoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...
.