Emile Norman: By His Own Design

Directed by Will Parrinello
2008    57m
8.4
Artist Emile Norman is the subject of this compelling documentary profile, which chronicles the 88-year-old's personal life as an "out" gay man long before it was the norm, as well as his lifelong dedication to his art. Norman, whose mixed-media works include the grand marble relief and ornate mosaic window of San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium, found success in New York but retreated to Big Sur, Calif., where he founded an artists' haven.
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Cast of Emile Norman: By His Own Design
  • Emile NormanSelf
  • Angus WhyteSelf - Art Dealer
  • C. Kevin SmithSelf - Writer
  • Jeffrey MallorySelf - Information Technologist
  • Willa KimSelf - Costume Designer
  • Phil LinharesSelf - Chief Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California
  • Fred AstaireJed Potter
  • Mike TrotterSelf - Emile's Caretaker
  • Brooks ClementSelf
  • Henry MillerSelf
  • Giovanni BoracciniSelf - Carrara Marble Quarry Owner
  • Joseph JenningsSelf - Music Director
  • Phil WilderSelf - Singer
  • Jill EikenberrySelf - Narrator
  • Michael TuckerSelf - Narrator

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